file-roller: path sanitization errors
Published Jul 18, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.31%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in File Roller 3.6.x before 3.6.4, 3.8.x before 3.8.3, and 3.9.x before 3.9.3, when libarchive is used, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a crafted archive that is not properly handled in a "Keep directory structure" action, related to fr-archive-libarchive.c and fr-window.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 3.6.0 · < 3.6.4
- ≥ 3.8.0 · < 3.8.3
- ≥ 3.9.1 · < 3.9.3
Configuration 2
- 12.10
- 13.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
file-roller
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
file-roller
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
file-roller
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | file-roller | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | file-roller | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | file-roller | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of file-roller as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.31% (0.04307) | 90.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.31% (0.04307) | 89.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 1.33% (0.01331) | 79.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 3.98% (0.03981) | 87.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.31% (0.05310) | 89.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.87% (0.09872) | 88.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.07% (0.06066) | 90.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00507) | 77.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00507) | 75.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00507) | 72.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0039.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00095.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54351 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2013-001.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61008 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1906-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4668 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=981471 Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=b147281293a8307808475e102a14857055f81631 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4668
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4668
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0039.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken Link | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00095.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54351 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicableThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2013-001.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61008 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1906-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4668 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=981471 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=b147281293a8307808475e102a14857055f81631 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4668 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4668 |
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