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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-16680

It allows a single ./../ path traversal via a filename contained in a TAR archive, possibly overwriting a file during extraction.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.13%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An issue was discovered in GNOME file-roller before 3.29.91. It allows a single ./../ path traversal via a filename contained in a TAR archive, possibly overwriting a file during extraction.

CVSS 3.1
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
2.13% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
gnome/file-roller · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.