CVE-2010-3846

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    CVE-2010-3846

    Published: 5 Nov 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/41079, http://secunia.com/advisories/42041, http://secunia.com/advisories/42409, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2845, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2846, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2869, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2899, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3080, http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/cvs/ccvs/src/rcs.c?r1=1.262.4.65&r2=1.262.4.66&sortby=rev, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2845, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642146, 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://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, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62858

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High