UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12938

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12938
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12938.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12938
Related
Published
2017-08-18T13:29:00Z
Modified
2024-10-15T14:06:01Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / unrar-nonfree

Package

Name
unrar-nonfree
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/unrar-nonfree?arch=src?distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.3.2-1
1:5.3.2-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / unrar-nonfree

Package

Name
unrar-nonfree
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/unrar-nonfree?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.5.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.5.8-1",
            "binary_name": "unrar"
        }
    ]
}