High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-1418

Description

The do_ed_script function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6, and patch in FreeBSD 10.1 before 10.1-RELEASE-p17, 10.2 before 10.2-BETA2-p3, 10.2-RC1 before 10.2-RC1-p2, and 0.2-RC2 before 10.2-RC2-p1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted patch file, because a '!' character can be passed to the ed program.

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Affected products

FreeBSD/FreeBSDinferred3 versions
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- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
FreeBSD/patchllm-create
Range: <10.1-RELEASE-p17, <10.2-BETA2-p3, <10.2-RC1-p2, <10.2-RC2-p1
GNU/Patchllm-fuzzy
Range: <=2.7.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/76236nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033188nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:18.bsdpatch.ascnvdVendor Advisory
rachelbythebay.com/w/2018/04/05/bangpatch/nvd
bugs.debian.org/894667nvd
ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.7/common/013_patch.patch.signvd

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