CVE-2020-11736

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.

Category

3.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/commit/21dfcdbfe258984db89fb65243a1a888924e45a0 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4332-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4332-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-06 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-11736?
CVE-2020-11736 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-11736?
To fix CVE-2020-11736, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-11736 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-11736 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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