VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-1395
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability11.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Primary references
- security@debian.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@debian.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Issue Tracking, Patch
- security@debian.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory