encrypted zip file won't open on Windows platform

Bug #1371999 reported by Alan
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file-roller (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. select file in UI
2. right-click
3. select compress from context menu
4. set/confirm file extension is .zip
5. expand "Other Options"
6. enter a password
7. click Create
8. transfer to user with Windows 7 SP1 32-bit or 64-bit or Windows 8.1 64-bit
9. in Windows open zip file
10. attempt to open file in archive, error message Title:"Compressed (zipped) Folders Error", Text:"Windows cannot complete the extraction.\n\nThe destination file could not be created." is displayed

expected result
1. on Windows open zip file
2. attempt to open encrypted file
3. get prompt for password
4. enter password
5. file opens

NOTE1: this used to work
NOTE2: if the file is compressed with zip instead of file-roller it can be opened as expected on Windows platforms

The attachment contains two files. One archive compressed/encrypted with file-roller, named file-roller_fail.zip, and the other compressed/encrypted with zip, named zip_success.zip.

Both zip files have the same text file for content, demo.txt

Password abcd123 used for both methods.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: file-roller 3.10.2.1-0ubuntu4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat Sep 20 19:41:13 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-12 (677 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
SourcePackage: file-roller
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-19 (154 days ago)

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Alan (aboba0) wrote :
description: updated
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

Changed in file-roller (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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