Gentoo update for RAR, UnRAR
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2012-6706 CVE-2017-12940 CVE-2017-12941 CVE-2017-12942 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-190 CWE-125 CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU8602
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6706
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing .rar archives in unrar 5.5.4. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted archive, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Update the affected packages.
app-arch/rar to version: 5.5.7
app-arch/unrar to version:
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-24
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
2) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU8603
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12940
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the affected application.
The vulnerability exists due to out-pf-bounds read in libunrar.a in UnRAR before 5.5.7 in the EncodeFileName::Decode call within the Archive::ReadHeader15 function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive and crash the affected application.
Update the affected packages.
app-arch/rar to version: 5.5.7
app-arch/unrar to version:
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-24
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU8604
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12941
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the affected application.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read in libunrar.a in UnRAR before 5.5.7 in the Unpack::Unpack20 function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive and crash the affected application.
Update the affected packages.
app-arch/rar to version: 5.5.7
app-arch/unrar to version:
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-24
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU8605
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12942
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing archives in in the Unpack::LongLZ function in libunrar.a in UnRAR before 5.5.7. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted archive, trick the victim into opening it an execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
app-arch/rar to version: 5.5.7
app-arch/unrar to version:
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-24
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
