Directory Traversal Affecting karchive package, versions <5.24.0-1
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- published2 Aug 2016
- disclosed2 Aug 2016
Introduced: 2 Aug 2016
CVE-2016-6232 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 karchive to version 5.24.0-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream karchive package and not the karchive package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6232
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html
- 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
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6232
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1