Infinite loop in junrar
Published Feb 1, 2022
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.63%
Description
Junrar is an open source java RAR archive library. In affected versions A carefully crafted RAR archive can trigger an infinite loop while extracting said archive. The impact depends solely on how the application uses the library, and whether files can be provided by malignant users. The problem is patched in 7.4.1. There are no known workarounds and users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible.
Affected products
No data.
- < 7.4.1
No data.
Red Hat Fuse 7.11
junrar
Fixed · RHSA-2022:5532
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
junrar
Out of support scope
Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
junrar
Affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
junrar
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7.11 | junrar | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5532 |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | junrar | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | junrar | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | junrar | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 25, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01632) | 75.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 72.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 29.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 59.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00182) | 54.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 49.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 45.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 38.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 34.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 8, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23596 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2049778 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m6cj-93v6-cvr5 Advisory
- https://github.com/junrar/junrar/commit/7b16b3d90b91445fd6af0adfed22c07413d4fab7 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/junrar/junrar/issues/73 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/junrar/junrar/security/advisories/GHSA-m6cj-93v6-cvr5 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23596
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23596
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23596 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2049778 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m6cj-93v6-cvr5 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/junrar/junrar/commit/7b16b3d90b91445fd6af0adfed22c07413d4fab7 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/junrar/junrar/issues/73 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/junrar/junrar/security/advisories/GHSA-m6cj-93v6-cvr5 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23596 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23596 |
Change history (0)
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