SB2022051004 - Path traversal in UnRAR
Published: May 10, 2022 Updated: August 9, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022051004
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30333)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences when extracting files from archive. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive and overwrite arbitrary files on the system with privileges of the current user.
The vulnerability affects Linux and UNIX systems.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.