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CVE-2016-6232

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows...

7.5 HighFix available

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

4.43%Up 2.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Record
CVE-2016-6232
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Record
CVE-2016-6232
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7163 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Record
EUVD-2016-7163
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r9j-pp34-8hph 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows...

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Record
GHSA-5r9j-pp34-8hph
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Record
CVE-2016-6232
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6232 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6232
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6232 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6232
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2016:1884-1 No score

Security update for karchive

This update for karchive fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-6232: A remote attacker could have been able to overwrite arbitrary files when tricking the user into downloading KDE extras such as wallpapers or Plasma Applets (boo#989698)
Record
openSUSE-SU-2016:1884-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2016:2223-1 No score

Security update for karchive

This update for karchive fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2016-6232: A remote attacker could have been able to overwrite arbitrary files when tricking the user into downloading KDE extras such as wallpapers or Plasma Applets (boo#989698)
Record
openSUSE-SU-2016:2223-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3042-1 No score

kde4libs vulnerability

Andreas Cord-Landwehr discovered that KDE-Libs incorrectly handled extracting certain archives. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially-crafted archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files out of the extraction directory.

Record
USN-3042-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4100-1 No score

kconfig, kde4libs vulnerabilities

It was discovered that KConfig and KDE libraries have a vulnerability where an attacker could hide malicious code under desktop and configuration files. (CVE-2019-14744)

It was discovered that KConfig allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ in a filename in an archive file. (CVE-2016-6232)

Record
USN-4100-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
karchive
Debian:12
 before 5.24.0-1
5.24.0-1
karchive
Debian:13
 before 5.24.0-1
5.24.0-1
karchive
Debian:14
 before 5.24.0-1
5.24.0-1
kde4libs
Debian:7
 before 4:4.8.4-4+deb7u2, plus listed versions
4:4.8.4-44:4.8.4-4+deb7u1
4:4.8.4-4+deb7u2
kde4libs
Debian:8
 before 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1, plus listed versions
4:4.14.2-5
4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1
kde4libs
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.3, plus listed versions
4:4.11.2-0ubuntu24:4.11.2-0ubuntu34:4.11.2-0ubuntu44:4.11.80-0ubuntu14:4.11.95-0ubuntu1
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4:4.11.97-0ubuntu14:4.11.97-0ubuntu24:4.12.0-0ubuntu14:4.12.1-0ubuntu14:4.12.2-0ubuntu14:4.12.2-0ubuntu24:4.12.3-0ubuntu14:4.12.90-0ubuntu14:4.12.95-0ubuntu14:4.12.97-0ubuntu14:4.13.0-0ubuntu14:4.13.0-0ubuntu1.14:4.13.1-0ubuntu0.14:4.13.1-0ubuntu0.24:4.13.2a-0ubuntu0.24:4.13.2a-0ubuntu0.34:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.14:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.2
4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.3
karchive
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 5.18.0-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
5.15.0-0ubuntu15.15.0-0ubuntu25.15.0-0ubuntu35.18.0-0ubuntu1
5.18.0-0ubuntu1.1
kde4libs
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 4:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.3, plus listed versions
4:4.14.13-0ubuntu14:4.14.13-0ubuntu24:4.14.13-0ubuntu34:4.14.13-0ubuntu44:4.14.13-0ubuntu6
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4:4.14.16-0ubuntu14:4.14.16-0ubuntu34:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.14:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.2
4:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.3
kconfig
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 5.18.0-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
5.15.0-0ubuntu15.15.0-0ubuntu25.18.0-0ubuntu1
5.18.0-0ubuntu1.1
kde4libs
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 4:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.3, plus listed versions
4:4.14.13-0ubuntu14:4.14.13-0ubuntu24:4.14.13-0ubuntu34:4.14.13-0ubuntu44:4.14.13-0ubuntu6
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4:4.14.16-0ubuntu14:4.14.16-0ubuntu34:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.14:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.2
4:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.3
kconfig
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 5.44.0-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
5.38.0-0ubuntu15.40.0-0ubuntu15.41.0-0ubuntu15.42.0-0ubuntu15.43.0-0ubuntu15.44.0-0ubuntu1
5.44.0-0ubuntu1.1
kde4libs
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 4:4.14.38-0ubuntu3.1, plus listed versions
4:4.14.34-0ubuntu24:4.14.38-0ubuntu24:4.14.38-0ubuntu3
4:4.14.38-0ubuntu3.1
karchive
SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1
 before 5.20.0-6.1
5.20.0-6.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-6232 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published July 18, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.43%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in karchive 5.24.0-1.

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