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Low
CVE-2020-16116
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive...
Vulnerability Description
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/KDE/ark/commits/master
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4738
- https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200730-1.txt
- https://invent.kde.org/utilities/ark/-/commit/0df592524fed305d6fbe74ddf8a196bc9ffdb92f
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-03
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYRKQKUVU45ANH5TFYCYZN6HVP34N3UL/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PMVXSQNCBILVSJLX32ODNU6KUY2X7HRM/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4461-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00026.html
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
ark, debian linux, fedora, leap, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 9.0, 10.0, 31, 32, 15.1, 15.2, 18.04, 20.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 3rd, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.