CVE-2015-1196

Summary

CVECVE-2015-1196
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-21 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:27:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Patch 2.7.1 All All All
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 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
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
patch.git - GNU patch CONFIRM git.savannah.gnu.org Patch
1182154 – (CVE-2015-1196) CVE-2015-1196 patch: directory traversal via symlinks CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-sec: Re: CVE request: directory traversal flaw in patch MLIST seclists.org Third Party Advisory
#775227 - patch: CVE-2015-1196: directory traversal via symlinks - Debian Bug report logs CONFIRM bugs.debian.org Exploit
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - July 2015 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:0199-1: moderate: Security update for patch SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
GNU patch Directory Traversal Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory
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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