CVE-2016-7162

Publication date 8 September 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
file-roller 16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 3.16.5-0ubuntu1.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.10.2.1-0ubuntu4.2
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes


tyhicks

Affected releases are 3.5.4 through 3.20.2

Patch details

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Package Patch details
file-roller

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3074-1
    • File Roller vulnerability
    • 8 September 2016

Other references