CVEvulnerability

CVE-2015-1196

4.3 MEDIUM Published 2015-01-21 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2015-01-21
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

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

Affected configurations

• opensuse opensuse 13.1 • opensuse opensuse 13.2 • oracle solaris 11.2 • gnu patch 2.7.1

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References