CVE-2010-3846

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-11-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Array index error in the apply_rcs_change function in rcs.c in CVS 1.11.23 allows local users to gain privileges via an RCS file containing crafted delta fragment changes that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

Nongnu Cvs: 1.11.23

References

http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/cvs/ccvs/src/rcs.c?r1=1.262.4.65&r2=1.262.4.66&sortby=rev
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050212.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050287.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050090.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/41079
http://secunia.com/advisories/42041
http://secunia.com/advisories/42409
http://www.osvdb.org/68952
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0918.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44528
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024795
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2845

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