CVE-2015-1196
Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2015-138
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
El parche de GNU 2.7.1 permite a atacantes remotos escribir a ficheros arbitrarios a través de un ataque de enlace simbólico en un fichero del parche.
Jakub Wilk discovered that GNU patch did not correctly handle file paths in patch files. An attacker could specially craft a patch file that could overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Laszlo Boszormenyi discovered that GNU patch did not correctly handle some patch files. An attacker could specially craft a patch file that could cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Timeline
- 2015-01-18 CVE Reserved
- 2015-01-21 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html | Third Party Advisory |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99967 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227 | 2024-08-06 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3 | 2018-10-30 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html | 2018-10-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 13.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.1" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 13.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2" | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" | 11.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "11.2" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Patch Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Patch" | 2.7.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Patch" and version "2.7.1" | - |
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