CVE-2011-1586
Directory traversal vulnerability in the KGetMetalink::File::isValidNameAttr function in ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp in KGet in KDE SC 4.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a ..
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the KGetMetalink::File::isValidNameAttr function in ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp in KGet in KDE SC 4.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the name attribute of a file element in a metalink file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-1000.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.12% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- kde/kde sc
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44124Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44329
- http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.4/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227468&r2=1227467&pathrev=1227468Patch
- http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.5/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227469&r2=1227468&pathrev=1227469
- http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.6/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227471&r2=1227470&pathrev=1227471Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:081
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0465.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1114-1/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1019Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1021Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1135
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66826
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/757526
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44124Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44329
- http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.4/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227468&r2=1227467&pathrev=1227468Patch
- http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.5/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227469&r2=1227468&pathrev=1227469
- http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.6/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227471&r2=1227470&pathrev=1227471Patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:081
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0465.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1114-1/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1019Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1021Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1135
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66826
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/757526
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.