Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186764
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186764
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 25, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified