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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2014-9787 | 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. |
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Solution
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Workaround
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References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774172 |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T14:02:37.642Z
Reserved: 2017-06-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-9983
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-06-04T23:29:00.187
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2014-9983
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD