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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-570-1 kde4libs security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3643-1 kde4libs security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7163 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3042-1 KDE-Libs vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4100-1 KConfig and KDE libraries vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.612Z

Reserved: 2016-07-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6232

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-08-02T16:59:07.197

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-6232

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