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CVE-2015-1196

Published: Jan 21, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
6.1%
Top 7.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

n/an/a
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
solarisoracle
OS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
patchgnuOSS Libraries
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
oraclecommercialUSDatabasesaka oracle corp.
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3
git.savannah.gnu.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
oracle.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154
bugzilla.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 21, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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