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CVE-2004-1254

WinRAR 3.40, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP file containing

WinRAR 3.40, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP file containing a file with a long filename, possibly causing an integer overflow that leads to a buffer overflow.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.05202
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  • EPSS percentile: top 10% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules4 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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rarlab winrarall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localWinRAR 3.4.1 - Corrupt '.ZIP' Fileverified
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighWinRAR Creating Files in Startup Locations
productmediumWinRAR Execution in Non-Standard Folder
productmediumPotentially Suspicious Child Process Of WinRAR.EXE
productmediumWinrar Compressing Dump Files
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD10 Jan 2005 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20041217.Winrar.c.php
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18569
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