CVE-2011-1586

kdenetwork: incomplete fix for CVE-2010-1000

Published Apr 27, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1586 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1114-1 KDENetwork vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:28 PM
Reserved
Apr 5, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 27, 2011, 12:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 11, 2011, 12:00 AM