Vulnerability in KDE Ark
CVE-2020-24654
In KDE Ark before 20.08.1, a crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory, as demonstrated by a write operation to a user's home directory.
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: 0.015 (73.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- KDE Ark
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/KDE/ark/commit/8bf8c5ef07b0ac5e914d752681e470dea403a5bd (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200827-1.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4759 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4482-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-06 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-06 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-24654?
- CVE-2020-24654 is a low-severity vulnerability in KDE Ark, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-09-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-24654?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-24654 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.