VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.43% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · kde/karchives
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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/2016/07/16/3Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1Patch
- 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.txtExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- 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/2016/07/16/3Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1Patch
- 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.txtExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.