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FreeBSD : kdepimlibs -- directory traversal on KTNEF (e550fc62-069a-11e7-8e3e-5453ed2e2b49)

high Nessus Plugin ID 97690

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Albert Aastals Cid reports :

A directory traversal issue was found in KTNEF which can be exploited by tricking a user into opening a malicious winmail.dat file. The issue allows to write files with the permission of the user opening the winmail.dat file during extraction.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170227-1.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?0d16e595

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 97690

File Name: freebsd_pkg_e550fc62069a11e78e3e5453ed2e2b49.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 3/13/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:kdepimlibs, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2017