Description
GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This is different from CVE-2018-1000156.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
АО «Концерн ВНИИНС»
commercial·RUaka ao konsern vniins
gnu
oss-project·USaka g. nu
and 2 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Execution
References
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13638
security-tracker.debian.org
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=3fcd042d26d70856e826a42b5f93dc4854d80bf0
git.savannah.gnu.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4489
debian.org
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