Directory Traversal in Okular Affects Multiple Versions from KDE
CVE-2018-1000801

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Kde

Status
Okular
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 September 2018

What is CVE-2018-1000801?

The vulnerability in Okular, occurring in versions 18.08 and earlier, allows for a Directory Traversal scenario through the function 'unpackDocumentArchive(...)' in the core/document.cpp file. When a user opens a specially crafted Okular archive, it can lead to arbitrary file creation on their workstation. This issue highlights the importance of updating to version 18.08.1 or later, where the vulnerability has been addressed.

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References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg0...
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https://cgit.kde.org/okular.git/commit/?id=8ff7abc14d4190...
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-08
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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