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Vulnerability · CVE-2010-3846

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 trig

Published Nov 5, 2010 · catalog updated Oct 22, 2026 · Array index error in

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-3846. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of Array index error in is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Array index error in).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.40%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Alpine:v3.10 cvs · Alpine:v3.11 cvs · Alpine:v3.12 cvs · Alpine:v3.13 cvs · Alpine:v3.14 cvs · Alpine:v3.15 cvs

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Alpine:v3.10 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.11 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.12 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.13 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.14 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.15 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.16 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.17 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.22 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.23 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.24 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0
  • Alpine:v3.8 cvs0 → 1.12.12-r0

How to fix CVE-2010-3846

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-3846. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of Array index error in is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 1.12.12-r0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.40%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 5, 2010 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 22, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    cvs fixed in 1.12.12-r0; cvs fixed in 1.12.12-r0; cvs fixed in 1.12.12-r0; cvs fixed in 1.12.12-r0

  3. Oct 22, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    cvs fixed in 1.12.12-r0

  4. Oct 22, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-3846

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-3846

    30-day exploitation probability 0.40%

    first.org
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryALPINE-CVE-2010-3846
    osv.dev
  • Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryALPINE-CVE-2010-3846

    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.dev

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.