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)
EPSS: 0.112 (95.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gnu Patch
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20, 21
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.