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Debian: CVE-2017-14121: unrar-free -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-14121: unrar-free -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/03/2017
Created
02/23/2021
Added
02/22/2021
Modified
11/26/2021

Description

The DecodeNumber function in unrarlib.c in unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a NULL pointer dereference flaw triggered by a crafted RAR archive. NOTE: this may be the same as one of the several test cases in the CVE-2017-11189 references.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-unrar-free

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