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CVE-2015-1395

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from fedoraproject, from canonical, from gnu organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-08-25T18:29:00.590

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10	Yes
Application	gnu	patch	≤ 2.7.2	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/28 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775873 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184490 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=17953b5893f7c9835f0dd2a704ba04e0371d2cbd Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44059 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/28 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775873 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184490 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=17953b5893f7c9835f0dd2a704ba04e0371d2cbd Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44059 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For fedoraproject's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.