What is CVE-2015-5663?

CVE-2015-5663 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rarlab Winrar, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2015-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2015-5663?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rarlab Winrar

CVE-2015-5663

The file-execution functionality in WinRAR before 5.30 beta 5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file with a name similar to an extensionless filename that was selected by the user.

EPSS: 0.001 (24.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Rarlab Winrar
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

79666 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
JVN#64636058 (x_refsource_JVN, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
1034881 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
JVNDB-2015-000199 (x_refsource_JVNDB, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5663?: CVE-2015-5663 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rarlab Winrar, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2015-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2015-5663?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.