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Rarlab WinRAR: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2018-20250)

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Rarlab WinRAR: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2018-20250)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/05/2019
Created
04/22/2019
Added
04/08/2019
Modified
04/07/2022

Description

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, There is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format (in UNACEV2.dll). When the filename field is manipulated with specific patterns, the destination (extraction) folder is ignored, thus treating the filename as an absolute path.

Solution(s)

  • rarlab-winrar-upgrade-5_70

References

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