Path Traversal in GNOME File-Roller
CVE-2019-16680
An issue was discovered in GNOME file-roller before 3.29.91. It allows a single ./../ path traversal via a filename contained in a TAR archive, possibly overwriting a file during extraction.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME File-Roller
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/57268e51e59b61c9e3125eb0f65551c708429… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/e8fb3e24dae711e4fb0d6777e0016cdda8787… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4139-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4537 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/57 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00032.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16680?
- CVE-2019-16680 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME File-Roller, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16680?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.