UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10713

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10713
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10713.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10713
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Published
2018-02-13T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:59Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-of-bounds access within pchwriteline() in pch.c can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.1-3
2.7.1-4
2.7.1-4ubuntu1
2.7.1-4ubuntu2
2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.1-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / patch

Package

Name
patch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/patch@2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.7.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.7.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "patch"
        }
    ]
}