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CVE-2019-13636

In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affect

In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affects inp.c and util.c.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 0.04327
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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

1
gnu patch<= 2.7.6
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · GNU-patch-Command-Injection-Directory-Traversal.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 Jul 2019 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

7
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12060-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:1932-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:1925-1
msrcCVE-2019-13636
usnUSN-4071-2
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References & Sources

11
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=dce4683cbbe107a95f1f0d45fabc304acfb5d71aMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/irsl/gnu-patch-vulnerabilities
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00016.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVWWGISFWACROJJPVJJL4UBLVZ7LPOLT/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/29
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/54
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