CVE-2016-7162

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 26, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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