Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in...

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.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3
• 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/