Directory Traversal exists in RAR 4.x and 5.x because an unpack operation follows any symlinks, including symlinks contained in the archive
Published Jun 4, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.77%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.00
- 4.01
- 4.10
- 4.11
- 4.20
- 5.00
- 5.01
- 5.10
- 5.11
- 5.20
- 5.21
- 5.30
- 5.31
- 5.40
- 5.50
- 5.50
- 5.50
- 5.50
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01768) | 77.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01768) | 75.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 47.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 60.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 58.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 55.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 51.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 47.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 43.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 37.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (1)
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774172 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774172 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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