CVE-2014-9983

Published: Jun 4, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Directory Traversal exists in RAR 4.x and 5.x because an unpack operation follows any symlinks, including symlinks contained in the archive. This allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive.

Affected (18)

Products: Rarlab: Rar

Rarlab

1 product

Rar

Configuration A

18 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Rarlab Rar	Version 4.00
Rarlab Rar	Version 4.01
Rarlab Rar	Version 4.10
Rarlab Rar	Version 4.11
Rarlab Rar	Version 4.20
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.00
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.01
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.10
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.11
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.20
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.21
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.30
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.31
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.40
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.50
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.50 beta1
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.50 beta2
Rarlab Rar	Version 5.50 beta3

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774172

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774172

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

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Timeline

No history available yet.