Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-24654 |
CWE-ID | CWE-61 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ark Client/Desktop applications / Other client software |
Vendor | KDE.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU46109
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24654
CWE-ID:
CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue when processing .tar archives in KDE ark. remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted .tar archive and overwrite arbitrary files on the target system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsark: 2.6 - 20.07.90
External linkshttp://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200827-1.txt
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.