CVE-2014-9983

Public Exploit

Description

Directory Traversal exists in RAR 4.x and 5.x because an unpack operation follows any symlinks, including symlinks contained in the archive. This allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774172 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9983?
CVE-2014-9983 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9983?
To fix CVE-2014-9983, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9983 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9983 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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