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CVE-2020-24654

Published: 1 September 2020

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ark
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.2)
focal
Released (4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.3
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N