6.4med

CVE-2007-1799

Directory traversal vulnerability in torrent.cpp in KTorrent before 2.1.3 only checks for the ".." string, which allows remote attackers to…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in torrent.cpp in KTorrent before 2.1.3 only checks for the ".." string, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via modified ".." sequences in a torrent filename, as demonstrated by "../" sequences, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-1384.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

References

  • bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=170303 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/24995 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26773 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/25097 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • bugs.kde.org /show_bug.cgi?id=143637 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2007/dsa-1373 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:095 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200705-01.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/33566 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/23745 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-436-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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