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CVE-2011-1586

Published: 18 April 2011

Directory traversal vulnerability in the KGetMetalink::File::isValidNameAttr function in ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp in KGet in KDE SC 4.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the name attribute of a file element in a metalink file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-1000.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
kdenetwork
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
karmic
Released (4:4.3.2-0ubuntu4.5)
lucid
Released (4:4.4.5-0ubuntu1.1)
maverick
Released (4:4.5.1-0ubuntu2.2)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=revision&revision=1227468
upstream: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=revision&revision=1227469