Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-16116
CVE-2020-16116
Description
In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- KDE/Arkdescription
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ark&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/ark&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/ark&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ark&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ark&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP2
< 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 21.08.1-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- invent.kde.org/utilities/ark/-/commit/0df592524fed305d6fbe74ddf8a196bc9ffdb92fnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4461-1/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00023.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/KDE/ark/commits/masternvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200730-1.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00026.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-03nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4738nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PMVXSQNCBILVSJLX32ODNU6KUY2X7HRM/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYRKQKUVU45ANH5TFYCYZN6HVP34N3UL/nvd
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