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CVE-2010-1511

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1511 describes a vulnerability in KGet versions 2.4.2 within KDE SC 4.0.0 through 4.4.3, where the application fails to properly confirm downloads. This flaw allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files on a user's system through a specially crafted metalink file. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to data integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kget:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:3.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde_sc:4.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0332 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1511Important

kdenetwork: improper sanitization of metalink attribute for downloading files

May 13, 2010

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051692.html
marc.info
osvdb.org / 64689
secunia.com / advisories/39528
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39787
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / secunia_research/2010-70
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/58629
kde.org / info/security/advisory-20100513-1.txt
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/511279/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/511294/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/40141
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-938-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1142
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1144
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3096
Vendor Advisory