Path Traversal in GNOME File-Roller
CVE-2020-11736
fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through 3.36.1 allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink to a directory outside of the intended extraction location.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.008 (51.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Gnome File-roller
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11736?
- CVE-2020-11736 is a low-severity vulnerability in GNOME File-Roller, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2020-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11736?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.