Description
An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input file.
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CVSS 3.0 5.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103063Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/src/pch.c?id=a0d7fe4589651c64bd16ddaaa634030bb0455866Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-2/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103063Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/src/pch.c?id=a0d7fe4589651c64bd16ddaaa634030bb0455866Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-2/
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 13, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified