CVE-2015-1416 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

Larry Wall's patch; patch in FreeBSD 10.2-RC1 before 10.2-RC1-p1, 10.2 before 10.2-BETA2-p2, and 10.1 before 10.1-RELEASE-p16; Bitrig; GNU patch before 2.2.5; and possibly other patch variants allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted patch file.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freebsd	Freebsd	10.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/9Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/02/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/02/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76116Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033110Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:14.bsdpatch.ascVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/30/9Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/02/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/02/6Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76116Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033110Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:14.bsdpatch.ascVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2015-1416?

CVE-2015-1416 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Larry Wall's patch; patch in FreeBSD 10.2-RC1 before 10.2-RC1-p1, 10.2 before 10.2-BETA2-p2, and 10.1 before 10.1-RELEASE-p16; Bitrig; GNU patch before 2.2.5; and possibly other patch variants allow r...

How severe is CVE-2015-1416?

CVE-2015-1416 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2015-1416?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freebsd Freebsd.