patch: Out-of-bounds access in pch_write_line function in pch.c
Published Feb 13, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.56%
Description
An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
patch-0:2.7.1-11.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2033
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
patch
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
patch
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
patch
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | patch-0:2.7.1-11.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2033 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | patch | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | patch | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | patch | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01558) | 74.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.65% (0.01647) | 73.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 36.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00202) | 59.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00202) | 57.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 63.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00197) | 55.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103063 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10713 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1545405 Issue Tracking
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/src/pch.c?id=a0d7fe4589651c64bd16ddaaa634030bb0455866 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10713
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?45990
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10713
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103063 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10713 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1545405 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/src/pch.c?id=a0d7fe4589651c64bd16ddaaa634030bb0455866 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10713 | ||
| https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?45990 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-2/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10713 |
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