CVE-2018-20252
HIGHWinRAR <= 5.60 - Out-of-bounds Write via Crafted ACE and RAR Archive Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0362
EPSS Percentile
88.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
rarlab/winrar
< 5.60
Published
Feb 05, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026