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CVE-2019-13636In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affects inp.c and util.c.
- 5.9MediumCVSS base score
- 3.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 9.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affects inp.c and util.c.
Timeline
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Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.6% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References12
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=dce4683cbbe107a95f1f0d45fabc304acfb5d71a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190719 [SECURITY] [DLA 1856-1] patch security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-4071-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4071-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-4489 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20190730 [SECURITY] [DSA 4489-1] patch security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20190816 Details about recent GNU patch vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154124/GNU-patch-Command-Injection-Directory-Traversal.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201908-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-ac709da87f (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190828-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/irsl/gnu-patch-vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2019-5064 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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