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    CVE-2017-12938

    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.

    Published:Aug 18, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Aug 18, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.01205
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Rarlab
    Product
    Unrar

    Exploits

    http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/290http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/290

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High