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CVE-2020-36314

LOW
3.9
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
file-rollerDebian
Fixed in:3.38.1-1CVE-2020-36314
Fixed in:3.38.1-1CVE-2020-36314
Fixed in:3.38.1-1CVE-2020-36314
Fixed in:3.38.1-1CVE-2020-36314
file-rollerUbuntu
Fixed in:3.16.5-0ubuntu1.5USN-4927-1
Fixed in:3.28.0-1ubuntu1.3USN-4927-1
Fixed in:3.36.3-0ubuntu1.1USN-4927-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.61%probability of exploitation in 30 days
45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

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