CVE-2018-20969

CVE Details

Release Date:

2019-08-16

Description

do_ed_script in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6 does not block strings beginning with a ! character. NOTE: this is the same commit as for CVE-2019-13638, but the ! syntax is specific to ed, and is unrelated to a shell metacharacter.

See more information about CVE-2018-20969 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.8	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (patch)	ELSA-2019-2964	2019-10-03
Oracle Linux version 8 (patch)	ELSA-2019-2798	2019-09-19

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