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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.
- Products
- cvs
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.12.12-r0
- CVEs
- CVE-2010-3846
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:55 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:ALPINE-CVE-2010-3846
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
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Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
cvs
Fixed versions: 1.12.12-r0
Complete source record
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