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.
CVE-2015-1395
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 54(Track)EG Risk 54/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 11%
- EPSS %ILE
- 96%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 25, 2017
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (18)
- security@debianhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html
- security@debianhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html
- security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/28
- security@debianhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846
- security@debianhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1
- security@debianhttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775873
- security@debianhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184490
- security@debianhttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=17953b5893f7c9835f0dd2a704ba04e0371d2cbd
- security@debianhttps://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44059
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154214.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148953.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/28
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72846
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2651-1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=775873
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | patch (2.7.1-5ubuntu0.3) @ utopic | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| patch | — | 2.7.3-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| patch | — | 2.7.3-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| patch | — | 2.7.3-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| patch | — | 2.7.3-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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