CVE-2020-36314

Public Exploit

Description

fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through 3.38.0, as used by GNOME Shell and other software, allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink in certain complex situations. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-11736.

Category

3.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.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/file-roller/-/issues/108 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/commit/e970f4966bf388f6e7c277357c8b186c645683ae patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6KJBZVCHQ4SSX2JAJZVJ5J4P3GEMXJ75/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-36314?
CVE-2020-36314 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-36314?
To fix CVE-2020-36314, 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-2020-36314 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-36314 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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