CVE-2017-5330

Summary

CVECVE-2017-5330
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-27 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptionark before 16.12.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an executable in an archive, related to associated applications.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-78 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Application Kde Ark All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ark: Unintended execution of scripts and executable files (GLSA 201701-69) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: ark vulnerability: need CVE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: ark-16.08.3-2.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
KDE Ark CVE-2017-5330 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
374572 – Ark runs shell scripts when assiociated applications are used af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.kde.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ark.git - Ark is KDE's file archiver, part of the kdeutils module. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.kde.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: ark-16.08.3-2.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710567 Gentoo Linux Ark Unintended execution of scripts and executable files Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-69)
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