CVE-2016-7162

Publication date 8 September 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
file-roller	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 3.16.5-0ubuntu1.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 3.10.2.1-0ubuntu4.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected

Notes

tyhicks

Affected releases are 3.5.4 through 3.20.2

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
file-roller	Upstream: ?id=f70

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-3074-1
File Roller vulnerability
8 September 2016