CVE-2016-7162 (GCVE-0-2016-7162)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-26 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:50
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-09-08 00:00
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