5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-36241
GNOME gnome-autoar Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

autoar-extractor.c in GNOME gnome-autoar through 0.2.4, as used by GNOME Shell, Nautilus, and other software, 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 5, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-36241 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Gnome gnome-autoar
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-36241.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/commit/adb067e645732fdbe7103516e506d09eb6a54429 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/issues/7 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BN5TVQ7OHZEGY6AGFLAZWCVCI53RYNHQ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-10 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-36241 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-36241 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BN5TVQ7OHZEGY6AGFLAZWCVCI53RYNHQ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BN5TVQ7OHZEGY6AGFLAZWCVCI53RYNHQ/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-10 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-10 Third Party Advisory
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-59 CWE-22 CWE-59
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-10 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BN5TVQ7OHZEGY6AGFLAZWCVCI53RYNHQ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BN5TVQ7OHZEGY6AGFLAZWCVCI53RYNHQ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BN5TVQ7OHZEGY6AGFLAZWCVCI53RYNHQ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/commit/adb067e645732fdbe7103516e506d09eb6a54429 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/commit/adb067e645732fdbe7103516e506d09eb6a54429 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/issues/7 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/issues/7 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-59
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-autoar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.2.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.01%

score

0.19540

percentile

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