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)
EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Kde Ark
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 18.04, 20.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, 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.