CVE catalog

CVE-2013-4668

file-roller: CVE-2013-4668

Severity: Medium
Published: Jul 8, 2013, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 4.31% · Oct 27, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	file-roller	sid	`44.7-1`	fixed
Debian	file-roller	forky	`44.7-1`	fixed
Debian	file-roller	trixie	`44.5-1`	fixed
Debian	file-roller	bookworm	`43.0-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	file-roller	source	sid	`3.8.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	file-roller	source	forky	`3.8.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	file-roller	source	trixie	`3.8.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	file-roller	source	bookworm	`3.8.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[file-roller]Fixed
Details (2)
- 43.0-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.8.3-1
  dsa · file-roller · debian · bookworm; dsa · file-roller · debian · 12
- 43.0-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.8.3-1
  dsa · file-roller · debian · bookworm; dsa · file-roller · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[file-roller]Fixed
Details (2)
- 44.5-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.8.3-1
  dsa · file-roller · debian · 13
- 44.5-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.8.3-1
  dsa · file-roller · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:08:59 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]