CVE-2016-6232

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.39% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kde.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt exploit mitigation vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/2 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1 patch vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6232?
CVE-2016-6232 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6232?
To fix CVE-2016-6232, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6232 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6232 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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