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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Gnome-Autoar
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/issues/7 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/commit/adb067e645732fdbe7103516e506d09eb6… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-10 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
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.