CVE-2010-1512

Directory traversal vulnerability in aria2 before 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the name attribute of a file element in a metalink file.

Published: 2010-05-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-1512 is rated Moderate Risk (49.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.16%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.55% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1512

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.61% 3.16% +2.55%
2 2025-03-30 0.86% 0.61% -0.25%
3 2025-03-29 0.86%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1512

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1512

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1512

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-1512 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (aria2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1512
gentoo normal CVE-2010-1512: 1 GLSA(s) (201101-04), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/aria2); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-1512
ubuntu low CVE-2010-1512 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (aria2), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1512

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1512

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 <= 1.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.2.1\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.2.1\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.2.1\+2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.2.1\+2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.3.1\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.3.1\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.3.1\+2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.3.1\+2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.5.0\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.5.0\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.5.0\+2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.5.0\+2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.6.0\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.6.0\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.10.0\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.10.0\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.10.2\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.10.2\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.11.1\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.11.1\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.13.0\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.0\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.13.1\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.1\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.13.1\+2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.1\+2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.13.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.13.2\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.13.2\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.14.0\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.14.0\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.15.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.15.1\+1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.1\+1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.15.1\+2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.1\+2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.15.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.15.3 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.16.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 0.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:0.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.5.0b\+20090716 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.5.0b\+20090716:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tatsuhiro_tsujikawa aria2 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:tatsuhiro_tsujikawa:aria2:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1512

URL Tags
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/aria2/stable/aria2-1.9.3/NEWS
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041753.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041754.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041758.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39529 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39872
http://secunia.com/advisories/42906
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-71/ Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-04.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2047
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:106
http://www.osvdb.org/64592
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511280/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40142 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1228
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1229
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0116
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