CVE-2024-33899 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

RARLAB WinRAR before 7.00, on Linux and UNIX platforms, allows attackers to spoof the screen output, or cause a denial of service, via ANSI escape sequences.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01033.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opengroup:unix:-:::::::*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Linux Subscribe	Linux Kernel Subscribe
Opengroup Subscribe	Unix Subscribe
Rarlab Subscribe	Winrar Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-7350-1	UnRAR vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://sdushantha.medium.com/ansi-escape-injection-vulnerability-in-winrar-a2cbfac4b983
https://www.rarlab.com/rarnew.htm

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00414}`	epss `{'score': 0.00783}`

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel Opengroup Opengroup unix Rarlab Rarlab winrar
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:opengroup:unix:-:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel Opengroup Opengroup unix Rarlab Rarlab winrar

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:42:59.602Z

Reserved: 2024-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-33899

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:42:59.602Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-29T00:15:07.773

Modified: 2025-06-20T17:38:35.383

Link: CVE-2024-33899

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-150

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