file-roller: path traversal vulnerability via a specially crafted filename contained in malicious archive
Published Sep 21, 2019
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.13%
Description
An issue was discovered in GNOME file-roller before 3.29.91. It allows a single ./../ path traversal via a filename contained in a TAR archive, possibly overwriting a file during extraction.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 3.29.91
Configuration 2
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 7.0
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
file-roller-0:3.28.1-3.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4820
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
file-roller
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
file-roller
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
file-roller
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | file-roller-0:3.28.1-3.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4820 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | file-roller | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | file-roller | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | file-roller | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Avoid using file-roller (Archive Manager for GNOME) to extract untrusted archives, use the suitable command line utilities instead (such as `tar` or `unzip`).
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:H/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02132) | 81.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02092) | 79.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.44% (0.02441) | 83.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.37% (0.01370) | 78.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 73.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00757) | 81.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00757) | 79.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.08% (0.01085) | 82.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00700) | 77.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.87% (0.08874) | 82.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07038) | 83.71th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07038) | 83.55th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 74.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16680 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794337 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1767594 Third Party AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/57268e51e59b61c9e3125eb0f65551c7084297e2 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/e8fb3e24dae711e4fb0d6777e0016cdda8787bc1 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00032.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16680
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/57 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4139-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16680
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4537 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
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