CVE-2016-6232
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Path traversal
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37