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CVE-2015-1196

GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.

GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.00853
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
opensuseall versions
oracle solarisall versions
gnu patchall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugs.debian.org · bugreport.cgi?bug=775227bugs.debian.org
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD21 Jan 2015 · 06:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10379-1
usnUSN-2651-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1019-1
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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