| Name | CVE-2016-7162 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| file-roller (PTS) | bullseye | 3.38.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 43.0-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 44.4-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| file-roller | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| file-roller | source | (unstable) | 3.20.3-1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - file-roller <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - file-roller <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced in 3.5.4)
Ubuntu Bug: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1171236
Upstream bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554
Introduced by: https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=34b64f3a897c4b4e8e180c028f326bc921eb08ec (3.5.4)
Fixed by: https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5 (3.20.3)