CVE-2015-1196
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.7.1-7 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.7.1-7 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.7.1-7 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.7.1-7 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.7.1-7 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | patch | 2.7.1 | |
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99967
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1196
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.