7.8high
CVE-2018-20252
In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.60, there is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability during parsing of crafted ACE and RAR archive…
Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.6%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.60, there is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability during parsing of crafted ACE and RAR archive formats. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. WinRAR
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
- research.checkpoint.com /extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/106948 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- win-rar.com /whatsnew.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-20252
- NVD: CVE-2018-20252
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