Path traversal in GNOME file-roller



Published: 2019-09-23
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-16680
CWE-ID CWE-22
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
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file-roller
Client/Desktop applications / Software for archiving

Vendor Gnome Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU21275

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16680

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software allows a single path traversal sequence to be present in the TAR file name. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted archive and overwrite arbitrary files located one directory above the current file location.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

file-roller: 2.0.0 - 3.32.2

External links

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794337
http://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/57268e51e59b61c9e3125eb0f65551c7084297e2
http://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/e8fb3e24dae711e4fb0d6777e0016cdda8787bc1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted archive.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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