UNIX symbolic link following in ark - CVE-2020-24654
Published: August 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46109
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24654
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ark
ark
Software vendor:
KDE.org
KDE.org
Description
The 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.