Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_codes function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a RAR file with a zero-sized dictionary.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- local
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- none
- User Action
- required
- Scope
- unchanged
- Confidentiality
- high
- Integrity
- high
- Availability
- high
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- REDHAT
- Published
- 9/21/2016
- Last Modified
- 4/12/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
redhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_hpc_noderedhat : enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationlibarchive : libarchive
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