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CVE-2015-1395

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Published: Aug 25, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU patch versions which support Git-style patching before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files with the permissions of the target user via a .. (dot dot) in a diff file name.

Affected (6)

Fedoraproject
1 product
Fedora
Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Gnu
1 product
Patch
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Version 20
Fedora
Version 21
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 12.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 14.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 14.10
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Patch
Up to 2.7.2

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (18)

Source: security@debian.org
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@debian.org
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: security@debian.org
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: security@debian.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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