CVE-2015-1396
Published: 28 January 2015
A Directory Traversal vulnerability exists in the GNU patch before 2.7.4. A remote attacker can write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1196.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
patch Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Not vulnerable
(2.6-2ubuntu1)
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.1-3)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(2.7.1-4ubuntu2.3)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.7.3-1)
|
|
| utopic |
Released
(2.7.1-5ubuntu0.3)
|
|
| vivid |
Released
(2.7.3-1)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=41688ad8ef88bc296f3bed30b171ec73e5876b88 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |