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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-04-27T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:42.059Z

Reserved: 2011-04-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-1586

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-04-27T00:55:04.727

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:07:03.303

Link: CVE-2011-1586

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2011-04-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1586 - Bugzilla