High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-1418
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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References
6- 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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