Path Traversal in GNU Patch
CVE-2015-1395
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU patch versions which support Git-style patching before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files with the permissions of the target user via a .. (dot dot) in a diff file name.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.113 (95.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.113 · newest: 0.113 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Patch
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20, 21
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- savannah.gnu.org/bugs/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/28 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/ (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1395?
- CVE-2015-1395 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Patch, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2015-1395?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.