CVE-2010-0012 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2010-0012?

CVE-2010-0012 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0012?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Transmissionbt Transmission.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0012?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2010-0012 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0012 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0012, DSA-1967-1, GHSA-v6wx-rx33-54f5.