01 Record
CVE-2010-1511
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: flexera
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-05-17 20:42Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 01:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-04-26
- Assigning CNA
- flexera
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 920aa466ed49403148b07b88cb4f2b98ebc2bf4e08a86dbdd03493ab9df7bfb8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com40141http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40141
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-938-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-938-1
- www.securityfocus.com20100513 Secunia Research: KDE KGet Insecure File Operation Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511279/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20100514 Re: Secunia Research: KDE KGet Insecure File Operation Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511294/100/0/threaded
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-1144http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1144
- secunia.comhttp://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-70/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comkde-metalink-file-overwrite(58629)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58629
- www.kde.orghttp://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100513-1.txt
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-3096http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3096
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-18029http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051692.html
- marc.info[oss-security] 20100513 KDENetwork vulnerabilitieshttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127378789518426&w=2
- secunia.com39528http://secunia.com/advisories/39528
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-1142http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1142
- securitytracker.com1023984http://securitytracker.com/id?1023984
- osvdb.org64689http://osvdb.org/64689
- secunia.com39787http://secunia.com/advisories/39787