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GLSA-201709-24 : RAR, UnRAR: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 103463

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201709-24 (RAR, UnRAR: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RAR and UnRAR. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted RAR, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All RAR users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/rar-5.5.0_p20170811' All UnRAR users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/unrar-5.5.7'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-24

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 103463

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201709-24.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 9/26/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:rar, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:unrar, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/22/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6706, CVE-2017-12940, CVE-2017-12941, CVE-2017-12942

GLSA: 201709-24