Symlink Attack Vulnerability in GNU Patch 2.7.1

Symlink Attack Vulnerability in GNU Patch 2.7.1

CVE-2015-1196 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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

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