CVE-2015-1196
GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
- EPSS
- 6.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 93% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-59
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- gnu:patch
- opensuse:opensuse
- oracle:solaris
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