Why is PATCH_SUPEE-8788 failing on a clean version of Magento 1.5.0.1?

[emerikaneof7e7]

We are working on upgrading a site running Magento 1.5.0.1 to the current version.

Our first step is to get their web site current to all patches.

We created a new server just for this purpose.

1. Installed a fresh version of magento 1.5.0.1. (nothing else)
2. Installed every patch that made sense. In order from top to bottom. (git commit after each)

PATCH_SUPEE-1533_EE_1.10.0.x_v1-2015-02-10-08-21-13.sh

PATCH_SUPEE-2725_EE_1.9.1.1-EE_1.11.2.0_v2-2015-04-22-06-53-42.sh

PATCH_SUPEE-5388_CE_1.4.0.0-1.5.0.1_v1-2015-03-03-09-43-19.sh

PATCH_SUPEE-5994_CE_1.5.0.1_v1-2015-05-15-04-34-32.sh

PATCH_SUPEE-6285_CE_1.5.0.0_to_1.5.1.0_v1-2015-07-17-09-03-45-2015-08-07-09-35-02.sh

PATCH_SUPEE-6482_CE_1.6.0.0_v1-2015-08-03-06-54-52.sh

PATCH_SUPEE-6788_CE_1.5.0.1_v1-2015-10-30-07-55-45.sh

PATCH_SUPEE-7405_CE_1.5.0.1_v1.1-2016-02-23-06-59-19.sh

PATCH_SUPEE-7405_CE_1.5.0.1_v1-2016-01-20-06-33-59.sh

PATCH_SUPEE-8167_EE_1.9.0.0_1.12.0.0_v1-2017-05-08-02-35-54.sh

PATCH_SUPEE-8788_CE_1.5.0.1_v2-2016-10-14-09-30-34-2016-11-08-10-42-38.sh

Everything worked fine until 8788.

checking file app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/DashboardController.phpHunk #1 FAILED at 76.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED

checking file downloader/lib/Mage/HTTP/Client/Curl.phpHunk #1 FAILED at 372.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED

Can someone help me understand how this can be? It seems logical that this should work. Or, is there a fully patched version of 1.5.0.1 that I can download?

(a side note is that we tried to apply these same patches to the actual site we are upgrading and 8788 failed there too.)

[Mukesh Tiwari]

Hi @emerikaneof7e7 

I think you missed the SUPEE-3941 patch.

Please visit https://magento.com/tech-resources/download#download1934

[emerikaneof7e7]

It looks to me like 3941 is only for version 1.8 and version 1.9.
Please correct me if I am wrong as this would change my thinking.

Thanks