Description
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.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37
Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/2
Patch vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0639
EPSS Percentile
91.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (4)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
15.10
kde/karchives
< 5.24
Published
Aug 02, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026