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.
2020-09-02T17:15:12.327
2024-11-21T05:15:23.160
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 3.3 (LOW)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.6
2.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | kde | ark | < 20.08.1 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 20.04 | Yes |
Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 10.0 | Yes |
Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 32 | Yes |
Operating System | opensuse | leap | 15.1 | Yes |
Operating System | opensuse | leap | 15.2 | Yes |
Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | Yes |
Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 33 | Yes |