CVE-2018-6951
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.084 · 95 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in GNU patch through 2.7.6. There is a segmentation fault, associated with a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a denial of service in the intuit_diff_type function in pch.c, aka a "mangled rename" issue.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on AXC F 1152phoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on AXC F 2152phoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on AXC F 3152phoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on BPC 9102Sphoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
- FixedFirmware < 2025.0.2 installed on RFC 4072Sphoenix_contact_psirt
Update to the latest 2025.0.2 Firmware Release. PHOENIX CONTACT recommends to always use an up-to-date version of the PLCnext Engineer.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (20)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- VDE-2025-053Phoenix Contact: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PLCnext Firmware2025-07-08csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE
Multiple Linux component vulnerabilities fixed in latest PLCnext Firmware release 2025.0.2
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103044cnnvd
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=f290f48a621867084884bfff87f8093c15195e6acnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152555/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-201904-17.htmlcnnvd
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53132cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103044enisa_euvd
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=f290f48a621867084884bfff87f8093c15195e6aenisa_euvd
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