7.8high
CVE-2018-20253
In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.60, There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability during parsing of a crafted LHA / LZH archive…
Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.2%
percentile 91%
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 a crafted LHA / LZH archive formats. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% 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
- win-rar.com /whatsnew.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-20253
- NVD: CVE-2018-20253
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