7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-6232
KArchive Directory Traversal Write vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 2, 2016, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 28, 2016, 8:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6232 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Kde karchives

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6232 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:kde:karchives:5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt No Types Assigned https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6232 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.44 }} 0.00%

score

0.84519

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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