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)
EPSS: 0.032 (86.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gnu Patch
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_MISC)
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.