medium5.3
CVE-2025-11579
rardecode: DoS risk due to unrestricted RAR dictionary sizes
Impact
rardecode versions <= 2.1.1 fail to restrict the dictionary size when reading large RAR dictionary sizes, which allows an attacker to provide a specially crafted RAR file and cause Denial of Service via an Out Of Memory Crash.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/nwaples/rardecode/v2 | < 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
| go | github.com/nwaples/rardecode | <= 1.1.3 | none recorded |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nwaples | Rardecode | through 2.1.1 |