CVE-2018-1000156

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-1000156
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2018-04-06T13:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-07-30T10:15:11
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:patch:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://twitter.com/kurtseifried/status/982028968877436928 Third Party Advisory
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?53566 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=894667#19 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2018/04/05/bangpatch/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00013.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1200 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1199 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2097 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2096 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2095 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2094 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2093 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2092 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2091 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-17 Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/54
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/29
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154124/GNU-patch-Command-Injection-Directory-Traversal.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000156
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000156
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:40:12 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 04:31:01 2018-04-06T13:29Z 2018-04-06T13:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 04:31:01 2019-07-30T10:15:11 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 04:31:01 Modified Vulnerability Status updated