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.
Path Traversal
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
debianCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 87%
VendorProductVersion
gnupatch
𝑥
< 2.7.4
debiandebian_linux
8.0
debiandebian_linux
9.0
debiandebian_linux
10.0
debiandebian_linux
11.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
patch
sid
2.7.6-7
fixed
trixie
2.7.6-7
fixed
bookworm
2.7.6-7
fixed
bullseye
2.7.6-7
fixed
wheezy
not-affected
squeeze
not-affected
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
patch
vivid
Fixed 2.7.3-1
released
utopic
Fixed 2.7.1-5ubuntu0.3
released
trusty
Fixed 2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3
released
precise
not-affected
lucid
not-affected