Directory Traversal Affecting unrar-nonfree package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.57% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-UNRARNONFREE-340299
  • published18 Aug 2017
  • disclosed18 Aug 2017

Introduced: 18 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-12938  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 unrar-nonfree.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unrar-nonfree package and not the unrar-nonfree package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

UnRAR before 5.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism via vectors involving a symlink to the . directory, a symlink to the .. directory, and a regular file.