Name: CVE-2020-16116: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Published: 2020-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-16116, CWE-22, CVSS 3.3, EPSS 0.01706

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	alpine-linux-upgrade-ark	Oct 22, 2020	Aug 3, 2020
Debian	View advisory ↗	debian-upgrade-ark	Aug 4, 2020	Aug 4, 2020
Freebsd	View advisory ↗	freebsd-upgrade-package-ark	Jul 31, 2020	Jul 30, 2020
Gentoo Linux	View advisory ↗	gentoo-linux-upgrade-kde-apps-ark	Aug 10, 2020	Aug 3, 2020
Suse	—	suse-upgrade-arksuse-upgrade-ark-langsuse-upgrade-libkerfuffle18suse-upgrade-libkerfuffle20	Aug 13, 2020	Jul 30, 2020
Ubuntu	View advisory ↗	ubuntu-upgrade-ark	Aug 19, 2020	Jul 30, 2020

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