medium5.5
CVE-2014-9983
Directory Traversal exists in RAR 4.x and 5.x because an unpack operation follows any symlinks, including symlinks contained in the archive.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rarlab | Rar | Versions 4.00, 4.01, 4.10, 4.11, 4.20, 5.00 |