CVE-2015-1416

Description

Larry Wall's patch; patch in FreeBSD 10.2-RC1 before 10.2-RC1-p1, 10.2 before 10.2-BETA2-p2, and 10.1 before 10.1-RELEASE-p16; Bitrig; GNU patch before 2.2.5; and possibly other patch variants allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted patch file.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.61% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory freebsd.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/02/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/9 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/4 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:14.bsdpatch.asc vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033110 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76116 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/02/6 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1416?
CVE-2015-1416 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1416?
To fix CVE-2015-1416, 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-2015-1416 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1416 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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