CVE-2015-1196

Public Exploit

Description

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

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3 patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154 issue tracking vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227 exploit
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99967 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1196?
CVE-2015-1196 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1196?
To fix CVE-2015-1196, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-1196 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1196 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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