Directory Traversal Affecting file-roller package, versions <3.8.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.31% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-FILEROLLER-19267531
  • published26 Aug 2026
  • disclosed18 Jul 2013

Introduced: 18 Jul 2013

CVE-2013-4668  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest file-roller to version 3.8.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream file-roller package and not the file-roller package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Directory traversal vulnerability in File Roller 3.6.x before 3.6.4, 3.8.x before 3.8.3, and 3.9.x before 3.9.3, when libarchive is used, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a crafted archive that is not properly handled in a "Keep directory structure" action, related to fr-archive-libarchive.c and fr-window.c.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1