CVE-2011-1586

Publication date 18 April 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu 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.

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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	Upstream: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=revision&revision=1227468 Upstream: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=revision&revision=1227469

CVE-2011-1586

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