VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7162
The _g_file_remove_directory function in file-utils.c in File Roller 3.5.4 through 3.20.2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a folder in an archive.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The _g_file_remove_directory function in file-utils.c in File Roller 3.5.4 through 3.20.2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a folder in an archive.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.33% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · file roller project/file roller
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.newsThird Party Advisory
- http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.newsBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5Patch
- http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.newsThird Party Advisory
- http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.newsBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.