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CVE-2018-20252 Details

Description

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.60, there is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability during parsing of crafted ACE and RAR archive formats. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/ [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html [email protected]Release NotesVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rarlab winrar
<= 5.60

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-20252
NVD Published Date:
Feb 5, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-20252 Details - Not Deferred