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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20969

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20969 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14patch0, 0, 0
Debian:12patch0, 0, 0
Debian:11patch0, 0, 0
Debian:13patch0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 16, 2019 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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