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CVE-2020-36314 Details

Description

fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through 3.38.0, as used by GNOME Shell and other software, allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink in certain complex situations. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-11736.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnome file-roller
<= 3.38.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:file-roller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora
34

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-36314
NVD Published Date:
Apr 7, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-36314 Details - Not Deferred