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Rarlab WinRAR: Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2018-20253)

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Rarlab WinRAR: Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2018-20253)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/12/2019
Created
04/22/2019
Added
04/08/2019
Modified
04/22/2019

Description

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.60, There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability during parsing of a crafted LHA / LZH archive formats. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Solution(s)

  • rarlab-winrar-upgrade-5_70

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