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CVE-2016-6232
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-08-02T16:59:07.197 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:50:39.700

Summary

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.

Affected products

canonical — ubuntu_linux

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References

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