vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary command execution (CVE-2017-5330)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 27, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 27, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
Opening an url with ark will call KRUN::runURL() which detects the mime-type of the url and runs the appropriate service for that mimetype when found. This leads to unintended execution of scripts and executable files.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-5330
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-5330
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/10/2
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95349
- URL-https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=374572
- URL-https://cgit.kde.org/ark.git/commit/?id=82fdfd24d46966a117fa625b68784735a40f9065
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NIMZUCG6IQR5S65IVQOXQFQV7TMVSYAT/
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201701-18
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-69
- URL-https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170112-1.txt
- CWE-78
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