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CVE-2013-4668

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-4668 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting File Roller versions 3.6.x before 3.6.4, 3.8.x before 3.8.3, and 3.9.x before 3.9.3, specifically when using libarchive. This flaw allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on a system by crafting a malicious archive that bypasses proper handling during a "Keep directory structure" action. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), it has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:*:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
>= 3.8.0, < 3.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:*:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
>= 3.9.1, < 3.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:file_roller_project:file_roller:*:*:*:*:*:gnome:*:*
12.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0431 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-4668Moderate

file-roller: path sanitization errors

Jul 8, 2013

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0039.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00095.html
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/54351
Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
git.gnome.org / browse/file-roller/commit
PatchThird Party Advisory
ocert.org / advisories/ocert-2013-001.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/61008
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1906-1
Third Party Advisory