CVE-2017-12940
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8
Description
libunrar.a in UnRAR before 5.5.7 has an out-of-bounds read in the EncodeFileName::Decode call within the Archive::ReadHeader15 function.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12940
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12940.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:5.5.8-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:5.5.8-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:5.5.8-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:5.5.8-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:5.5.8-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rarlab | unrar | {"endIncluding":"5.5.6"} | |
References
CWEs
CWE-125
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.