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    CVE-2016-6232

    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.

    Published:Aug 2, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Aug 2, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.0639
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Kde
    Product
    Karchives

    Exploits

    https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txthttps://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1
    https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/
    https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/2
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1
    https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/
    https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High