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openSUSE: Security Advisory for karchive (openSUSE-SU-2016:1884-1)

🗓️ 02 Aug 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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Security update for 'karchive' package (openSUSE-SU-2016:1884-1). Fixes CVE-2016-6232 allowing remote attackers to overwrite files when tricking users into downloading KDE extras

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851372");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-08-02 10:55:45 +0530 (Tue, 02 Aug 2016)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-6232");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-11-28 20:31:00 +0000 (Mon, 28 Nov 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for karchive (openSUSE-SU-2016:1884-1)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'karchive'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for karchive fixes the following issues:

  - CVE-2016-6232: A remote attacker could have been able to overwrite
  arbitrary files when tricking the user into downloading KDE extras such
  as wallpapers or Plasma Applets (boo#989698)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"karchive on openSUSE Leap 42.1, openSUSE 13.2");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2016:1884-1");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSE13\.2");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "openSUSE13.2")
{

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"karchive-debugsource", rpm:"karchive-debugsource~5.11.0~27.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"karchive-devel", rpm:"karchive-devel~5.11.0~27.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libKF5Archive5", rpm:"libKF5Archive5~5.11.0~27.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libKF5Archive5-debuginfo", rpm:"libKF5Archive5-debuginfo~5.11.0~27.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"karchive-devel-32bit", rpm:"karchive-devel-32bit~5.11.0~27.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libKF5Archive5-32bit", rpm:"libKF5Archive5-32bit~5.11.0~27.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libKF5Archive5-debuginfo-32bit", rpm:"libKF5Archive5-debuginfo-32bit~5.11.0~27.1", rls:"openSUSE13.2"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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