{"cve":"CVE-2015-1196","nvd":{"published":"2015-01-21T18:59:57.217","modified":"2026-06-17T00:21:56.080","status":"Modified","description":"GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html","http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074"],"products":["gnu:patch","opensuse:opensuse","oracle:solaris"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:35:35.528235705+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-1196","score":0.06146,"percentile":0.93464,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}