CVE-2016-7162
Detail
Modified After Enrichment This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
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.
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CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
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Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
NIST
Change History
7 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by MITRE
6/16/2026 8:52:42 PM
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Affected
[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]
CVE Status Change
5/06/2026 6:30:45 PM
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CVE Modified by CVE
11/20/2024 9:57:37 PM
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Reference
http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.news
Added
Reference
http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.news
Added
Reference
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554
Added
Reference
https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5
CVE Modified by MITRE
5/14/2024 12:05:11 AM
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Reanalysis by NIST
4/14/2021 4:33:09 PM
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CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Removed
CVSS V3
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.10:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.15:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.20:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.20.1:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:3.20.2:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.news No Types Assigned
http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.news Broken Link
Modified Analysis by NIST
9/28/2016 11:26:30 AM
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CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Added
CWE
CWE-20
Added
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:paolo_bacchilega:file_roller:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.news No Types Assigned
http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.news Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4 No Types Assigned
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1 No Types Assigned
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698554 Issue Tracking, Exploit
Changed
Reference Type
https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5 No Types Assigned
https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=f70be1f41688859ec8dbe266df35a1839ceb96c5 Patch
Initial CVE Analysis
9/27/2016 2:13:35 PM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2016-7162 NVD
Published Date: 09/26/2016 NVD
Last Modified: 06/16/2026
Source: MITRE
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