Name: CVE-2017-12938: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Published: 2017-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-12938, CWE-22, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.0357

UnRAR before 5.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism via vectors involving a symlink to the . directory, a symlink to the .. directory, and a regular file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	View advisory ↗	debian-upgrade-unrar-nonfree	Jul 30, 2024	Aug 18, 2017
Suse	—	suse-upgrade-libunrar-develsuse-upgrade-libunrar5_6_1suse-upgrade-unrar	Apr 4, 2018	Aug 18, 2017
Ubuntu	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	no-fix-ubuntu-package	Jun 26, 2025	Aug 18, 2017

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