CVE-2016-6232
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6232
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6232.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-6232
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:15:32.773993Z
- Published
- 2016-08-02T16:59:07Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:15:32.773993Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
- https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/