NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting unrar-free package, versions <1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.12% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-UNRARFREE-525246
  • published3 Sept 2017
  • disclosed3 Sept 2017

Introduced: 3 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14121  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 unrar-free to version 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unrar-free package and not the unrar-free package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The DecodeNumber function in unrarlib.c in unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a NULL pointer dereference flaw triggered by a crafted RAR archive. NOTE: this may be the same as one of the several test cases in the CVE-2017-11189 references.

CVSS Base Scores

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