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CVE-2011-1586

Publication date 18 April 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
kdenetwork 10.10 maverick
Fixed 4:4.5.1-0ubuntu2.2
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 4:4.4.5-0ubuntu1.1
9.10 karmic
Fixed 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu4.5
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
kdenetwork

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1114-1
    • KDENetwork vulnerability
    • 18 April 2011

Other references