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CVE-2015-1396

Published: Nov 25, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.2%
Top 13.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

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
patchgnuOSS Libraries
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29
openwall.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358
securityfocus.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186764
bugzilla.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 25, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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