Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 21, 2015, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1196 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Oracle solaris
1 Gnu patch
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1196 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1196 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99967 [Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99967 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3 No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99967 No Types Assigned http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99967 Third Party Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3 No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99967 No Types Assigned http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99967 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-59
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1196 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-1196 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.29 }} -0.01%

score

0.69739

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability