USN-7350-1: UnRAR vulnerabilities

USN-7350-1: UnRAR vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Thu, 03/13/2025 - 01:30
It was discovered that UnRAR incorrectly handled certain paths. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files outside of the targeted directory. (CVE-2022-30333, CVE-2022-48579) It was discovered that UnRAR incorrectly handled certain recovery volumes. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40477) Siddharth Dushantha discovered that UnRAR incorrectly handled ANSI escape sequences when writing screen output. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof screen output or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-33899)

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