Integer overflow in UnRar - CVE-2012-6706

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Integer overflow in UnRar - CVE-2012-6706

Published: September 25, 2017 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8602
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6706
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: RARLAB
Affected software:
UnRar

Detailed vulnerability description

The 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.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2012-6706

Update to version 5.5.5.

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