CVE-2015-1396
HIGHGNU patch < 2.7.4 - Arbitrary File Write via Symlink Attack in Patch File
Title source: llmDescription
A Directory Traversal vulnerability exists in the GNU patch before 2.7.4. A remote attacker can write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1196.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186764
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0366
EPSS Percentile
88.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/debian_linux
11.0
gnu/patch
< 2.7.4
Published
Nov 25, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026