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CVE-2015-1196 (GCVE-0-2015-1196)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-01-21 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:33
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Summary
GNU patch 2.7.1 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a patch file.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2015-01-12 00:00
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            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T12:22:31+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2015-1196",
      "id": "CVE-2015-1196",
      "initial_release_date": "2015-01-12T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "2",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "3",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "patch: directory traversal via symlinks",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-1196.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-08-23T17:13:02Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2015-1196",
      "id": "CVE-2015-1196",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:22:20Z",
      "product_status:known_affected": "394",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "3",
      "product_status:recommended": "81",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2015-1196",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2015-1196.json",
      "version": "36"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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