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GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 2, 2023

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 21, 2015
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Last updated Feb 2, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

0.294%
(70th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-1196

GHSA ID

GHSA-pgg8-q7hj-8mg8

Source code

No known source code

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