MEDIUM
kdenetwork: improper sanitization of metalink attribute for downloading files
Published May 17, 2010
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.32%
Description
KGet 2.4.2 in KDE SC 4.0.0 through 4.4.3 does not properly request download confirmation from the user, which makes it easier for remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted metalink file.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- 2.2.0
- 3.5.10
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.80
- 4.1.85
- 4.1.96
- 4.2
- 4.2
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.2.4
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.4
- 4.3.5
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kdenetwork
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdenetwork | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.32% 0.03323
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03323
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.32% (0.03323) | 88.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.32% (0.03323) | 86.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.64% (0.06639) | 90.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.37% (0.13369) | 90.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.64% (0.06639) | 90.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.35% (0.02348) | 89.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00829) | 81.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00829) | 79.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051692.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127378789518426&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://osvdb.org/64689 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39528 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39787 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-70/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023984 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100513-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511279/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511294/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40141 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-938-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1142 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1144 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3096 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1511 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591631 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58629 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1511
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1511
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner flexera
Published May 17, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 26, 2010
Link CVE-2010-1511
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a