VDB-169306 · CVE-2020-36241 · Nessus 316149

GNOME gnome-autoar up to 0.2.4 Extraction autoar-extractor.c pathname traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME gnome-autoar up to 0.2.4 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file autoar-extractor.c of the component Extraction Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to pathname traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-36241. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME gnome-autoar up to 0.2.4. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file autoar-extractor.c of the component Extraction Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a pathname traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-21. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 02/05/2021. The advisory is available at gitlab.gnome.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-36241. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 316149 (Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: gnome-autoar (UTSA-2026-016654)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.gnome.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (316149). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

GNOME

Name

gnome-autoar

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.gnome.org/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Pathname traversal
CWE: CWE-21 / CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 316149
Nessus Name: Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: gnome-autoar (UTSA-2026-016654)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: gitlab.gnome.org

Timelineinfo

02/05/2021 🔍
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02/05/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2026 +1934 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: gitlab.gnome.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-36241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-36241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169306

Entryinfo

Created: 02/05/2021 20:10
Updated: 05/24/2026 23:29
Changes: 02/05/2021 20:10 (39), 02/24/2021 20:55 (2), 02/24/2021 20:58 (16), 05/24/2026 23:29 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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