Directory Traversal Vulnerability in KGetMetalink::File::isValidNameAttr Function

CVE-2011-1586 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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.

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