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This bug was fixed in the package ktnef - 4:16.04.3-0ubuntu2

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ktnef (4:16.04.3-0ubuntu2) zesty; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: Malicious writes during directory traversal.
      - debian/patches/directory-traversal.patch
      - Thanks to Eric Sesterhenn for reporting this issue, Albert Astals
        Cid for fixing this issue.
      - No CVE number.
      - fixes (LP: #1668552)

 -- vishnu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (v.naini)  Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:53:49 +0530

** Changed in: ktnef (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  KDE Project Security Advisory: ktnef: Directory Traversal

Status in kdepim package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in ktnef package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in kdepim source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in ktnef source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in ktnef source package in Yakkety:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  KDE Project Security Advisory
  =============================

  Title:          ktnef: Directory Traversal
  Risk Rating:    Medium
  CVE:            TBC
  Versions:       ktnef <= 5.4.2 (KDE Applications 16.12.2)
  Date:           27 February 2017

  
  Overview
  ========
  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 to ktnef >= 5.4.3 (KDE Applications 16.12.3) (when released)

  Or apply the following patch:
  https://commits.kde.org/ktnef/4ff38aa15487d69021aacad4b078500f77fb4ae8

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