Vulnerability · Published Apr 13, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-11736
Low 3.9
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in the file-roller package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through 3.36.1 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | file-roller | 3.28.1-4.el8 | ALSA-2021:4179 |
| Debian:12 | file-roller | 3.36.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11736 |
| Debian:13 | file-roller | 3.36.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11736 |
| Debian:14 | file-roller | 3.36.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11736 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | file-roller | 0:3.28.1-3.el8 | RLSA-2020:4820 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/commit/21dfcdbfe258984db89fb65243a1a888924e45a0 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200417 [SECURITY] [DLA 2180-1] file-roller security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- USN-4332-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-4332-2 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- GLSA-202009-06 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO