Directory traversal vulnerability in torrent.cpp in KTorrent before 2.1.3 only checks for the .. string, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via modified .. sequences in a torrent filename, as demonstrated by ../ sequences, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-1384.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ktorrent | Joris_guisson | 2.1.1 (including) | 2.1.1 (including) |
| Ktorrent | Joris_guisson | 2.1.2 (including) | 2.1.2 (including) |
| Ktorrent | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Ktorrent | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Ktorrent | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
| Ktorrent | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143637
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25097
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26773
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-01.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1373
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:095
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23745
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-436-2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=170303
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33566
- http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143637
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24995
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25097
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26773
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-01.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1373
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:095
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_007_suse.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23745
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-436-2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=170303
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33566