Is CVE-2007-1799 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-1799 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-1799?

CVE-2007-1799 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-1799?

CVE-2007-1799 has an EPSS score of 2.27% (81th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1799?

Upgrade ktorrent on debian 11 to 2.1.4.dfsg.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-1799

MEDIUMEPSS 81th pctl

6.4

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in torrent.cpp in KTorrent before 2.1.3 only checks for the ".." string, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via modified ".." sequences in a torrent filename, as demonstrated by "../" sequences, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-1384.

How to fix

Remediation Available

ktorrentDebian

Fixed in:2.1.4.dfsg.1-1CVE-2007-1799

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

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