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CVE-2015-1196
GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
Medium4.3EPSS 6.1%
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- redhat
Description
GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.1% · top 6.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 72074 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150118 Re: CVE request: directory traversal flaw in patch (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0199 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- gnupatch-unspecified-symlink(99967) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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