CVE-2020-24654 — Link Following in ARK

CWE-59 — Link Following8 documents8 sources
Severity
3.3LOWNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.18%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
KDE ARKCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Linux+2 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 2
Latest updateMay 24

Description

In KDE Ark before 20.08.1, a crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory, as demonstrated by a write operation to a user's home directory.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDkde/ark< 20.08.1
▶Debiankde/ark< 4:20.08.1-1+3
▶NVDopensuse/leap15.1, 15.2+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0, Fedora 32, 33, Ubuntu Linux 16.04, 18.04, 20.04

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-wc24-5j7x-rp2x: In KDE Ark before 20↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-24654: In KDE Ark before 20↗2020-09-02
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OSV
CVE-2020-24654: In KDE Ark before 20↗2020-09-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Ark vulnerability↗2020-09-01
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Red Hat
ark: crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory↗2020-08-27
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Debian
CVE-2020-24654: ark - In KDE Ark before 20.08.1, a crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files...↗2020
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-24654 ark: crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory↗2020-09-18
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