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CVE-2010-3846 json

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…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3825

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • cvs RHEL 6 1.11.23-11.el6_0.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0918

  • cvs Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +14 more 1.12.12-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2010-3846

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3846 updated cvss 3.5

cvs: Heap-based buffer overflow by applying RCS file changes

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) cvs 1.11.23-11.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) cvs 1.11.23-11.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) cvs 1.11.23-11.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) cvs 1.11.23-11.el6_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0918
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 cvs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 cvs
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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