#VU15907 Information disclosure in kio-extras - CVE-2018-19120

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#VU15907 Information disclosure in kio-extras - CVE-2018-19120

Published: November 14, 2018 / Updated: November 15, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15907
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19120
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
kio-extras
Software vendor:
KDE.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when the HTML Thumbnailer plug-in creates a thumbnail for HTML files. A remote attacker can access sensitive information, such as the IP address of a targeted system.


Remediation

Update to version 18.08.2.

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