CVE-2011-1586

Directory traversal vulnerability in the KGetMetalink::File::isValidNameAttr function in ui...

5.8 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.12%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.8

Record: CVE-2011-1586
CVSS 2.0: 5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-1586
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-1586 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-1586
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8p8-fqqv-v8w8 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the KGetMetalink::File::isValidNameAttr function in ui...

Record: GHSA-w8p8-fqqv-v8w8
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

kde sc

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kdenetwork` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1
`kdenetwork-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1	7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2011-1586 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Kde Sc, published April 27, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.12%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in kdenetwork 7:4.3.4-11.el6_0.1.

References

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