Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-16116 |
CWE-ID | CWE-22 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
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akonadi-calendar-tools (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32924
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16116
CWE-ID:
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the archive. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive, trick the victim into extracting files from it and overwrite arbitrary files on the system with privileges of the current user.
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Vulnerable software versionsakonadi-calendar-tools (Alpine package): 20.04.3-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2345d8c742a1c4a710d5ca05d0bad958683d7444
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a6781fd68ae438ae750d6dc67b2ba0c54b028854
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.