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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EUVD-2011-1586 | 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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USN-1114-1 | KDENetwork vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
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Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:42.059Z
Reserved: 2011-04-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-1586

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-04-27T00:55:04.727
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-1586


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