CVE-2015-1196

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

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227	Exploit
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3	Patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99967

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2015-01-21 10:59

Updated : 2018-10-30 09:27

NVD link : CVE-2015-1196

Mitre link : CVE-2015-1196

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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Products Affected

gnu

patch

opensuse

opensuse

oracle

solaris

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