CVE-2015-5663

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5663
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-12-30 05:59:00 UTC
Updated2016-12-06 03:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe file-execution functionality in WinRAR before 5.30 beta 5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file with a name similar to an extensionless filename that was selected by the user.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rarlab Winrar All beta_4 All All
Application Rarlab Winrar All beta_4 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WinRAR CVE-2015-5663 Executable Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
JVN#64636058: WinRAR may insecurely load executable files JVN jvn.jp Vendor Advisory
WinRAR SFX Module DLL Loading Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
JVNDB-2015-000199 JVNDB jvndb.jvn.jp Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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