patch: directory traversal via symlinks (incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1196)
Published Nov 25, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.25%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
- 11.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
patch
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
patch
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
patch
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | patch | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | patch | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | patch | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.25% (0.03253) | 87.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.22% (0.03223) | 86.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 3.66% (0.03663) | 86.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.40% (0.12397) | 93.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.64% (0.13638) | 90.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.40% (0.12397) | 93.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 8.37% (0.08371) | 94.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.08% (0.02082) | 89.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 2.90% (0.02895) | 90.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.83% (0.02825) | 89.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1 x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1396 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186764 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1396
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1396
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/29 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75358 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1396 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186764 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1396 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1396 |
Change history (0)
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