UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9983

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9983
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9983.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9983
Upstream
Published
2017-06-04T23:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:11:17.831769Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Directory Traversal exists in RAR 4.x and 5.x because an unpack operation follows any symlinks, including symlinks contained in the archive. This allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / rar

Package

Name
rar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rar@2:5.3.b2-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:5.3.b2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rar",
            "binary_version": "2:5.3.b2-1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9983.json"