CVE-2016-7162

Summary

CVE	CVE-2016-7162
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	mitre
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2016-09-26 15:59:04 UTC
Updated	2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
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.

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.011510000 probability, percentile 0.786180000 (date 2026-05-07)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	5		`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04	All	All	All
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.10	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.15	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.20	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.20.1	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.20.2	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.5.4	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.6.0	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.6.1	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.6.1.1	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.6.2	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.6.3	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.6.4	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.8.0	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.8.1	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.8.2	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.8.3	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.9.0	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.9.1	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.9.2	All	All	All
Application	File Roller Project	File Roller	3.9.3	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
file-roller - Create and modify archives	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	git.gnome.org	Patch
404 Not Found	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	ftp.gnome.org	Broken Link
404 Not Found	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	ftp.gnome.org	Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: File Roller path traversal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
File Roller 'src/file-utils.c' Directory Traversal Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 698554 – file-roller deletes the content of folders upon extraction, if archive contains links	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	bugzilla.gnome.org	Exploit, Issue Tracking
USN-3074-1: File Roller vulnerability \| Ubuntu	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.ubuntu.com	Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

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