Path Traversal in KDE Ark
CVE-2020-16116
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- KDE Ark
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 18.04, 20.04
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/KDE/ark/commits/master (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4738 (Third Party Advisory)
- kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200730-1.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- invent.kde.org/utilities/ark/-/commit/0df592524fed305d6fbe74ddf8a196bc9ffdb92f (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-03 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00023.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4461-1/ (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00026.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16116?
- CVE-2020-16116 is a low-severity vulnerability in KDE Ark, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16116?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-16116 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.