CVE-2017-14120

7.5 HIGH

Published: September 03, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/20/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/874059

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00026.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/20/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/874059

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00026.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.1%

79th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

rarlab debian

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