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)
EPSS: 0.021 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gnome File-roller
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- nvd@nist.gov (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.