CVE-2019-13638
moderate-risk
Published 2019-07-26
GNU patch through 2.7.6 is vulnerable to OS shell command injection that can be exploited by opening a crafted patch file that contains an ed style diff payload with shell metacharacters. The ed editor does not need to be present on the vulnerable system. This is different from CVE-2018-1000156.
Do I need to act?
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2.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (4)
References (30)
Mailing List
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/54
Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13638
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4489
and 10 more references
39
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
5/34 · Minimal
Exposure
10/34 · Low