CVE catalog
CVE-2017-12938
unrar-nonfree: CVE-2017-12938
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.05% · Oct 25, 2026
UnRAR before 5.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism via vectors involving a symlink to the . directory, a symlink to the .. directory, and a regular file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | unrar-nonfree | sid | 1:7.3.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | unrar-nonfree | forky | 1:7.3.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | unrar-nonfree | trixie | 1:7.1.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | unrar-nonfree | bookworm | 1:6.2.6-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | unrar-nonfree | 16.04 | 1:5.3.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | unrar-nonfree | 16.04 | 1:5.3.2-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | unrar-nonfree | source | sid | 1:5.5.8-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | unrar-nonfree | source | forky | 1:5.5.8-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | unrar-nonfree | source | trixie | 1:5.5.8-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | unrar-nonfree | source | bookworm | 1:5.5.8-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libunrar5]Fixed
Source package: [unrar-nonfree]
Details (2)
1:6.2.6-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · bookworm; dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 12
1:6.2.6-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · bookworm; dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 12
- [libunrar-dev]Fixed
Source package: [unrar-nonfree]
Details (2)
1:6.2.6-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · bookworm; dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 12
1:6.2.6-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · bookworm; dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 12
- [libunrar-headers]Fixed
Source package: [unrar-nonfree]
Details (2)
1:6.2.6-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · bookworm; dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 12
1:6.2.6-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · bookworm; dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 12
- [unrar]Fixed
Source package: [unrar-nonfree]
Details (2)
1:6.2.6-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · bookworm; dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 12
1:6.2.6-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · bookworm; dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libunrar5t64]Fixed
Source package: [unrar-nonfree]
Details (2)
1:7.1.8-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 13
1:7.1.8-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 13
- [libunrar-dev]Fixed
Source package: [unrar-nonfree]
Details (2)
1:7.1.8-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 13
1:7.1.8-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 13
- [libunrar-headers]Fixed
Source package: [unrar-nonfree]
Details (2)
1:7.1.8-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 13
1:7.1.8-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 13
- [unrar]Fixed
Source package: [unrar-nonfree]
Details (2)
1:7.1.8-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 13
1:7.1.8-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:5.5.8-1dsa · unrar-nonfree · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2018_0862-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12938]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12938]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12938]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]