Vulnerability in Gnome File-Roller

CVE-2020-36314

fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through 3.38.0, as used by GNOME Shell and other software, allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink in certain complex situations. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-11736.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36314?
CVE-2020-36314 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gnome File-Roller, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2021-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-36314?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36314 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.