CVE - CVE-2015-1196

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-1196	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
References
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BID:72074 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074 CONFIRM:http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html CONFIRM:https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154 MLIST:[oss-security] 20150118 Re: CVE request: directory traversal flaw in patch URL:http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2015:0199 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html XF:gnupatch-unspecified-symlink(99967) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99967
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20150118	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150118)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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