CVE-2015-1196

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-1196
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-21 18:59:57 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionGNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Patch 2.7.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-sec: Re: CVE request: directory traversal flaw in patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Third Party Advisory
1182154 – (CVE-2015-1196) CVE-2015-1196 patch: directory traversal via symlinks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - July 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
#775227 - patch: CVE-2015-1196: directory traversal via symlinks - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Exploit
GNU patch Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:0199-1: moderate: Security update for patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
patch.git - GNU patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671067 EulerOS Security Update for patch (EulerOS-SA-2019-2645)
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