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CVE-2018-6952 (GCVE-0-2018-6952)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-02-13 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:17
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Summary
A double free exists in the another_hunk function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103047 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Date Public
2018-02-13 00:00
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