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CVE-2018-20252

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.60, there is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability during parsing of crafted

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.60, there is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability during parsing of crafted ACE and RAR archive formats. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00729
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules4 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

1
rarlab winrar<= 5.60
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocresearch.checkpoint.com · extracting-code-execution-from-winrarresearch.checkpoint.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

4
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

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@checkpoint.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD05 Feb 2019 · 08:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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