VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9983
Directory Traversal exists in RAR 4.x and 5.x because an unpack operation follows any symlinks, including symlinks contained in the archive.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.77%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.77% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- rarlab/rar
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774172Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774172Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.