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In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 4, 2024

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affects inp.c and util.c.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 17, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Last updated Apr 4, 2024

Severity

Moderate
5.9
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-13636

GHSA ID

GHSA-f3xm-hqch-mq3q

Source code

No known source code

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