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CVE-2013-4668

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4668 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from file_roller_project, from canonical organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-07-18T16:51:40.050

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	file_roller_project	file_roller	< 3.6.4	Yes
Application	file_roller_project	file_roller	< 3.8.3	Yes
Application	file_roller_project	file_roller	< 3.9.3	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	13.04	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0039.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00095.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/54351 Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2013-001.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61008 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1906-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=b147281293a8307808475e102a14857055f81631 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0039.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00095.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/54351 Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2013-001.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61008 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1906-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://git.gnome.org/browse/file-roller/commit/?id=b147281293a8307808475e102a14857055f81631 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For file_roller_project's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.