UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000156

GNU Patch version 2.7.6 contains an input validation vulnerability when processing patch files, specifically the EDITORPROGRAM 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...

GNU patch directory traversal vulnerability

GNU patch is a part of the GNU project that updates the original file to the patched version. GNU patch suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability due to the program failing to adequately filter user-supplied input. A remote attacker is allowed to exploit this vulnerability by traversing a...

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1395

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU patch versions which support Git-style patching before 2.7.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files with the permissions of the target user via a .. dot dot in a diff file name...

Hardcoded Password Enables Remote Attacks on Samsung Printers

Password woes apparently aren’t limited to endpoints. US-CERT issued an advisory Tuesday warning users of Samsung printers, including some Dell printers manufactured by Samsung, that a hardcoded password could enable remote code execution. “Samsung printers contain a hardcoded SNMP full read-writ...