CVE-2017-12938
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.89%
Description
UnRAR before 5.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism via vectors involving a symlink to the . directory, a symlink to the .. directory, and a regular file.
How to fix CVE-2017-12938
To remediate CVE-2017-12938, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/unrar-nonfree—upgrade to 1:5.5.8-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-12938 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:5.5.8-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |