CVE-2016-7162
File Roller Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 26, 2016, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
                                            The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7162
                                            vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | 
Solution
- Update the affected File Roller package.
- Apply available updates to mitigate this vulnerability.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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                            CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108Nov. 21, 2024 Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.news Added Reference http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.news Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554 Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5 
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                            CVE Modified by [email protected]May. 14, 2024 Action Type Old Value New Value 
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                            Reanalysis by [email protected]Apr. 14, 2021 Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.news No Types Assigned http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.news Broken Link Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.10:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.15:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.20:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.20.1:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.20.2:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:* 
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                            Modified Analysis by [email protected]Sep. 28, 2016 Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554 Issue Tracking, Exploit Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.news No Types Assigned http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.news Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5 No Types Assigned https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5 Patch Added CWE CWE-20 
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                            Initial Analysis by [email protected]Sep. 27, 2016 Action Type Old Value New Value 
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.15 }} -1.46%
score
0.76567
percentile
 
                         
                         
                         
                                             
                                            