vulnwire
7.5high

CVE-2016-6232

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files v…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.4%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

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 (EPSS)

4.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • quickgit.kde.org /?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • kde.org /info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91806 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3643 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3042-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /4100-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.