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CVE-2007-1799 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 t...

MediumCVSS 6.4 EPSS 2.3%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

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 products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
joris guisson ktorrent = 2.1.1 No fix listed
joris guisson ktorrent = 2.1.2 No fix listed
debian/ktorrent(Debian:12) < 2.1.4.dfsg.1-1 2.1.4.dfsg.1-1
debian/ktorrent(Debian:13) < 2.1.4.dfsg.1-1 2.1.4.dfsg.1-1
debian/ktorrent(Debian:14) < 2.1.4.dfsg.1-1 2.1.4.dfsg.1-1

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