# CVE-2020-11736: fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through 3.36.1 allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through 3.36.1 allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink to a directory outside of the intended extraction location.

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## References

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/commit/21dfcdbfe258984db89fb65243a1a888924e45a0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00013.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4332-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4332-2/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-06

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