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CVE ID:CVE-2018-1000156
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.
Test IDs: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2018.1184   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2018.096.01   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882907   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2018.1147   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.874460   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2018.1378   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891348   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704489   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2018.1146   1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882870  
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-1000156
Bugtraq: 20190730 [SECURITY] [DSA 4489-1] patch security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/54
Bugtraq: 20190816 Details about recent GNU patch vulnerabilities (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/29
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154124/GNU-patch-Command-Injection-Directory-Traversal.html
http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2018/04/05/bangpatch/
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=894667#19
https://twitter.com/kurtseifried/status/982028968877436928
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00013.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1199
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1199
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1200
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1200
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2091
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2091
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2092
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2092
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2093
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2093
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2094
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2094
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2095
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2095
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2096
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2096
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:2097
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2097
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-2/




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