CVE-2020-36241

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/issues/7 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/commit/adb067e645732fdbe7103516e506d09eb6a54429 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BN5TVQ7OHZEGY6AGFLAZWCVCI53RYNHQ/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-10 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-36241?
CVE-2020-36241 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-36241?
To fix CVE-2020-36241, 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-2020-36241 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-36241 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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