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CVE-2017-12938

Published: 18 August 2017

UnRAR before 5.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism via vectors involving a symlink to the . directory, a symlink to the .. directory, and a regular file.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
unrar-nonfree
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
focal Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
xenial Needed

artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
disco Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
impish Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream
Released (1:5.5.8-1)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1:5.5.8-1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N