CVE-2017-12940
N/A
Published: August 18, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUnRAR
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
libunrar.a in UnRAR before 5.5.7 has an out-of-bounds read in the EncodeFileName::Decode call within the Archive::ReadHeader15 function.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/290x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10241Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-24Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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