Directory Traversal Affecting patch package, versions <2.7.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.87% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-PATCH-17982156
  • published15 Jul 2026
  • disclosed11 Mar 2011

Introduced: 11 Mar 2011

CVE-2010-4651  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest patch to version 2.7.0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream patch package and not the patch package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Directory traversal vulnerability in util.c in GNU patch 2.6.1 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a filename that is specified with a .. (dot dot) or full pathname, a related issue to CVE-2010-1679.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1