DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9983

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9983

    Published: 4 Jun 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9983

    Summary:

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9983

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rar

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/rar?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:5.3.b2-1

    Affected versions

    1:3.5.1-1

    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
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