CVE-2016-6232 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5