CVE-2016-7162 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-7162

The _g_file_remove_directory function in file-utils.c in File Roller 3.5.4 through...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ubuntu linux, file roller
Vulnerable Versions:
14.04, 16.04, 3.5.4, 3.6.0, 3.6.1, 3.6.1.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.8.0, 3.8.1, 3.8.2, 3.8.3, 3.9.0, 3.9.1, 3.9.2, 3.9.3, 3.10, 3.15, 3.20, 3.20.1, 3.20.2

Timeline

Official Publish: September 26th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.