CVE-2015-1396

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.66% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186764
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1396?
CVE-2015-1396 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1396?
To fix CVE-2015-1396, 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-2015-1396 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1396 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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