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.
Published: 2017-08-25
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 4.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1532 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2651-1 GNU patch vulnerabilities
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.03364}

epss

{'score': 0.03637}


Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Gnu Patch
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:40:18.688Z

Reserved: 2015-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1395

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-25T18:29:00.590

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-1395

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-01-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1395 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses