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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | kdenetwork +2 | 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1 | RHSA-2011:0465 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0465 Red Hat Security Advisory: kdenetwork security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/757526
- http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.4/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227468&r2=1227467&pathrev=1227468
- http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.6/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227471&r2=1227470&pathrev=1227471
- 44124 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110415 Re: CVE Request: incomplete fix for CVE-2010-1000 in KDE network mailing-list
- ADV-2011-1135 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2011:0465 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-1019 vdb-entry
- 44329 third-party-advisory
- http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/4.5/kdenetwork/kget/ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp?r1=1227469&r2=1227468&pathrev=1227469
- ADV-2011-1021 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2011:081 vendor-advisory
- USN-1114-1 vendor-advisory
- kget-name-directory-traversal(66826) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697042