Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-6232
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.064
EPSS Ranking 90.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- 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/2016/07/16/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt
- 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/2016/07/16/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt
Products affected by CVE-2016-6232
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cpe:2.3:a:kde:karchives:5.24
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10