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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…
Medium6.4EPSS 3.3%
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- Updated
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- flexera
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- 40141 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-938-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 20100513 Secunia Research: KDE KGet Insecure File Operation Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20100514 Re: Secunia Research: KDE KGet Insecure File Operation Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1144 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-70/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- kde-metalink-file-overwrite(58629) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100513-1.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2010-3096 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-18029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100513 KDENetwork vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 39528 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1142 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1023984 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 64689 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 39787 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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