CVE-2010-3846: nongnu cvs
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-3846 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in nongnu cvs. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 05-11-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
34%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.40% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat2 products
- cvs< 0:1.11.23-11.el6_0.1
- cvs-debuginfo< 0:1.11.23-11.el6_0.1
Alpine1 product
- cvs< 1.12.12-r0
Nongnu1 product
- cvs1.11.23
3 vendors · 4 products
References
25 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/050090.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050212.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050287.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
Show all 25 references
- cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/cvs/ccvs/src/rcs.c?r1=1.262.4.65&r2=1.262.4.66&sortby=revX Refsource CONFIRMPatch
