CVE-2019-16680
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 21, 2019 at 08:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux
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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 3.29.91
Affected range stops below 3.29.91, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794337
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/57268e51e59b61c9e3125eb0f65551c7084297e2
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/e8fb3e24dae711e4fb0d6777e0016cdda8787bc1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4139-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4537
References (8)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794337x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/57268e51e59b61c9e3125eb0f65551c7084297e2x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/e8fb3e24dae711e4fb0d6777e0016cdda8787bc1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00032.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/57Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4139-1/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4537CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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