CVE-2016-6232

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6232
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-02 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2016-11-28 20:31:00 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-22

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Application Kde Karchives All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request for KNewStuff/KArchive issue MLIST www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3643-1 kde4libs DEBIAN www.debian.org
KDE KArchive CVE-2016-6232 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2223-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-3042-1: KDE-Libs vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Patch
oss-security - CVE Request for KNewStuff/KArchive issue MLIST www.openwall.com
USN-4100-1: KConfig and KDE libraries vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Git repository browser CONFIRM quickgit.kde.org
www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt CONFIRM www.kde.org Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1884-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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