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CVE-2015-1396

Vendordebian, gnuProductdebian linux, patchDiscoveredNov 25, 2019UpdatedNov 21, 2024

A Directory Traversal vulnerability exists in the GNU patch before 2.7.4. A remote attacker can write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1196.

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CVSS v3.1
7.5 HIGH
EPSS
3.25%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Aug 26, 2026
▲ 0.03pp
3.23% → 3.25% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Connections
3 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Nov 25, 2019
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024