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CVE-2015-1395

Published: Aug 25, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
11.2%
Top 4.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

n/an/a
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
patchgnuOSS Libraries
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775873
bugs.debian.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846
securityfocus.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
and 14 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Aug 25, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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