Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU patch versions which support Git-style patching before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files with the permissions of the target user via a .. (dot dot) in a diff file name.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 25, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:25 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1395 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Gnu patch
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-1395.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/28 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775873 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184490 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=17953b5893f7c9835f0dd2a704ba04e0371d2cbd Issue Tracking Patch
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44059 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/28 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775873 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184490 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=17953b5893f7c9835f0dd2a704ba04e0371d2cbd Issue Tracking Patch
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44059 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1395 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1395 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/28
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775873
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184490
    Added Reference https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=17953b5893f7c9835f0dd2a704ba04e0371d2cbd
    Added Reference https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44059
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775873 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775873 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44059 No Types Assigned https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44059 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/28 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/28 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=17953b5893f7c9835f0dd2a704ba04e0371d2cbd No Types Assigned https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=17953b5893f7c9835f0dd2a704ba04e0371d2cbd Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184490 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184490 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1395 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.34 }} 0.06%

score

0.71279

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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