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title: "CVE-2014-9983\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-9983

Publication date 4 June 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9983?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Directory Traversal exists in RAR 4.x and 5.x because an unpack operation
follows any symlinks, including symlinks contained in the archive. This
allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9983?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| rar | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2:5.3.b2-1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie)

PoC in debian bug report

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9983)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9983)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-9983)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9983)

### Other references

* <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774172>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9983>