Out-of-bounds Read in Rarlab Unrar
CVE-2017-12941
libunrar.a in UnRAR before 5.5.7 has an out-of-bounds read in the Unpack::Unpack20 function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.022 (80.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Rarlab Unrar
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12941?
- CVE-2017-12941 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rarlab Unrar, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12941?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.