Path Traversal in GNU Patch
CVE-2015-1396
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Patch
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1396?
- CVE-2015-1396 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Patch, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2015-1396?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.