CVE-2016-6232
Published: 18 July 2016
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
kde4libs Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.14.34-0ubuntu2)
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.14.34-0ubuntu2)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.14.34-0ubuntu2)
|
|
precise |
Released
(4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.5)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.3)
|
|
upstream |
Needed
|
|
wily |
Released
(4:4.14.13-0ubuntu1.1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.3)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.14.30-0ubuntu1.1)
|
|
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4:4.14.34-0ubuntu2)
|
|
karchive Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.24.0)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(5.18.0-0ubuntu1.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(5.31.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://cgit.kde.org/karchive.git/commit/?id=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6232
- https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/128185/
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/78
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3042-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4100-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian