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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME File-Roller
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/commit/21dfcdbfe258984db89fb65243a1a888924… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00013.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4332-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4332-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-06 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
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.