Vulnerability CVE-2011-1586
Published: 2011-04-26   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
Directory traversal vulnerability in the KGetMetalink::File::isValidNameAttr function in ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp in KGet in KDE SC 4.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the name attribute of a file element in a metalink file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-1000.

Type:

CWE-22

 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5.8/10
4.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
Partial
Affected software
KDE -> Kde sc 

 References:
http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.6/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227471&r2=1227470&pathrev=1227471
http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.4/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227468&r2=1227467&pathrev=1227468
https://launchpad.net/bugs/757526
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697042
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/66826
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1135
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1021
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1019
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1114-1/
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0465.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:081
http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.5/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227469&r2=1227468&pathrev=1227469
http://secunia.com/advisories/44329
http://secunia.com/advisories/44124
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/15/9
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