CVE-2020-11736
LOWGNOME file-roller < 3.36.1 - Directory Traversal via Symlink Parent Check Bypass
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/commit/21dfcdbfe258984db89fb65243a1a888924e45a0
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4332-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4332-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-06
Scores
CVSS v3
3.9
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
56.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-22
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
20.04
debian/debian_linux
8.0
gnome/file-roller
< 3.36.1
Published
Apr 13, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026