VDB
CVE-2016-6232
CVE-2016-6232
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 4.43% · 91.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
4.43%
91.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | kde4libs | 4:4.12.2-0ubuntu2, 0, 4:4.11.2-0ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | karchive | 5.15.0-0ubuntu1, 5.15.0-0ubuntu2, 5.15.0-0ubuntu3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | kde4libs | 4:4.14.13-0ubuntu6, 4:4.14.16-0ubuntu1, 4:4.14.13-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Jul 18, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 29, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 18, 2024 EPSS Score
- Jun 3, 2024 EPSS Score
References
- https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/128185/ third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/78 third-party-advisory
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6232 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6232 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3042-1 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4100-1 advisory