HIGH
file-roller: Path traversal vulnerability when opening crafted archive
Published Sep 26, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.33%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 14.04
- 16.04
Configuration 2
OR
- 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
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
Will not fix
| 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 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.5 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.33% 0.03328
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03328
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03328) | 88.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.33% (0.03328) | 86.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 76.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.61% (0.02614) | 76.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 77.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00501) | 77.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00501) | 75.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00501) | 72.69th | 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) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (11)
- http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.news x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.news x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7162 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1374275 Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7162
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7162
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.news | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.news | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7162 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1374275 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7162 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7162 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 26, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 8, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7162
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a