VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-1000156

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability5.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-04-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

GNU Patch version 2.7.6 contains an input validation vulnerability when processing patch files, specifically the EDITOR_PROGRAM invocation (using ed) can result in code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via a patch file processed via the patch utility. This is similar to FreeBSD's CVE-2015-1418 however although they share a common ancestry the code bases have diverged over time.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references