CVE-2007-1799

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.

Published: 2007-04-02 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-1799 is rated Moderate Risk (53.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.32%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1799

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-26 0.98% 1.32% +0.34%
2 2025-06-17 0.91% 0.98% +0.06%
3 2025-04-27 — 0.91% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1799

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-1799

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-1799

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2007-1799 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ktorrent), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-1799
gentoo normal CVE-2007-1799: 1 GLSA(s) (200705-01), 1 atom(s) (net-p2p/ktorrent); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-1799
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-1799 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ktorrent), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-1799

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1799

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
joris_guisson ktorrent 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:joris_guisson:ktorrent:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
joris_guisson ktorrent 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:joris_guisson:ktorrent:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1799

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