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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2023-40477: RAR, UnRAR: Arbitrary File Overwrite

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2023-40477: RAR, UnRAR: Arbitrary File Overwrite

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/17/2023
Created
09/18/2023
Added
09/18/2023
Modified
09/19/2023

Description

If the user running RAR or UnRAR extracts a malicious archive, the archive could overwrite a file such as the user's shell initialization scripts, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of that user.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-arch-rar
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-arch-unrar

References

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