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CVE-2020-16116

In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory vi

In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.00827
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

5
kde ark< 20.08.0
debian linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
opensuse leapall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

3.3
LOW · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Aug 2020 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10632-1
usnUSN-4461-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:1183-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:1183-2
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References & Sources

10
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00023.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/KDE/ark/commits/masterRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://invent.kde.org/utilities/ark/-/commit/0df592524fed305d6fbe74ddf8a196bc9ffdb92fPatchVendor Advisory
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200730-1.txtVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00026.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PMVXSQNCBILVSJLX32ODNU6KUY2X7HRM/
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