CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6232

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before version 5.24, 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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain access to the file system and modify or overwrite important files, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update KArchive to version 5.24 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS