vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3074-1 (CVE-2016-7162): File Roller vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 8, 2016 | Jul 1, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 8, 2016
Added
Jul 1, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-file-roller
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