What is CVE-2015-1196?

CVE-2015-1196 is a medium-severity software vulnerability (CWE-59) with a CVSS score of 4.3. GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.

Is CVE-2015-1196 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 6%.

What products does CVE-2015-1196 affect?

Tracked products affected include Solaris. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1196?

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. An official patch or advisory is available. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

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CVE-2015-1196

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.3 · CWE-59

4.3CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

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

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexity—

Privileges required—

User interaction—

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impact—

Availability impactNone

Exploit probability (EPSS)6%

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products we track (1)

Solaris

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3 ↗

Additional information

NVD record
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=4e9269a5fc1fe80a1095a92593dd85db871e1fd3Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.htmlAdvisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlAdvisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182154Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99967
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775227Exploit