Path Traversal in Rarlab Unrar
CVE-2017-14120
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for RAR v2 archives: pathnames of the form ../[filename] are unpacked into the upper directory.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rarlab Unrar — versions 0.0.1
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.debian.org/874059 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/20/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00026.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14120?
- CVE-2017-14120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rarlab Unrar, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14120?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14120 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.