Path Traversal in GNOME Gnome-Autoar
CVE-2020-36241
autoar-extractor.c in GNOME gnome-autoar through 0.2.4, as used by GNOME Shell, Nautilus, and other software, 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: 0.006 (46.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Gnome Gnome-autoar
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36241?
- CVE-2020-36241 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Gnome-Autoar, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-02-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36241?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.