CVE-2018-20252

HIGH

WinRAR <= 5.60 - Out-of-bounds Write via Crafted ACE and RAR Archive Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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