Description
GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99967
Scores
EPSS
0.0085
EPSS Percentile
75.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (4)
gnu/patch
2.7.1
opensuse/opensuse
13.1
opensuse/opensuse
13.2
oracle/solaris
11.2
Published
Jan 21, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026