CVE catalog

CVE-2010-3842

curl: CVE-2010-3842

Severity: Low
Published: Oct 13, 2010, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.71% · Oct 27, 2026

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in curl 7.20.0 through 7.21.1, when the --remote-header-name or -J option is used, allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files by using \ (backslash) as a separator of path components within the Content-disposition HTTP header.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	curl	sid	`8.23.0-1`	not affected
Debian	curl	forky	`8.22.0-1`	not affected
Debian	curl	trixie	`8.14.1-2+deb13u5`	not affected
Debian	curl	trixie-security	`8.14.1-2+deb13u7`	not affected
Debian	curl	bookworm	`7.88.1-10+deb12u15`	not affected
Debian	curl	bookworm-security	`7.88.1-10+deb12u5`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	curl	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	curl	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	curl	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	curl	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[curl]Unknown
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl3-gnutls]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl3-nss]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (4)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-doc]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-gnutls-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-nss-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (4)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
[libcurl4-openssl-dev]Unknown
Source package: [curl]
Details (6)
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u15 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 8.14.1-2+deb13u2~bpo13+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm
- 7.88.1-10+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · curl · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:03 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]