CVE-2016-6232

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6232
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-02 16:59:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 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

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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
Application Kde Karchives All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
KDE KArchive CVE-2016-6232 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2223-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3643-1 kde4libs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - CVE Request for KNewStuff/KArchive issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Git repository browser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 quickgit.kde.org
USN-3042-1: KDE-Libs vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request for KNewStuff/KArchive issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1884-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kde.org Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
USN-4100-1: KConfig and KDE libraries vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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