CVE-2018-1000156
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 6, 2018
- Updated
- Apr 14, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 6, 2018
Description
GNU Patch version 2.7.6 contains an input validation vulnerability when processing patch files, specifically the EDITOR_PROGRAM invocation (using ed) can result in code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via a patch file processed via the patch utility. This is similar to FreeBSD's CVE-2015-1418 however although they share a common ancestry the code bases have diverged over time.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53566
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180416 [SECURITY] [DLA 1348-1] patch security updatemailing-list
- USN-3624-2vendor-advisory
- USN-3624-1vendor-advisory
- http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2018/04/05/bangpatch/
- RHSA-2018:2091vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:2094vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:2093vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:1200vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:2095vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:1199vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=894667#19
- RHSA-2018:2092vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:2097vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:2096vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201904-17vendor-advisory
- 20190730 [SECURITY] [DSA 4489-1] patch security updatemailing-list
- 20190816 Details about recent GNU patch vulnerabilitiesmailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154124/GNU-patch-Command-Injection-Directory-Traversal.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180405231329/https://twitter.com/kurtseifried/status/982028968877436928
- https://twitter.com/kurtseifried/status/982028968877436928
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