WinRAR Archive File Extension Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

BID:6664

Info

WinRAR Archive File Extension Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6664
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 22 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 22 2003 12:00AM
Credit: The discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to nesumin <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: RARLAB WinRar 3.10
RARLAB WinRar 3.0 .0
RARLAB WinRar 2.90
Not Vulnerable: RARLAB WinRar 3.11

Discussion

WinRAR Archive File Extension Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in WinRAR. The problem occurs when the affected application opens an archive containing a file with an overly long file extension.

It has been reported that it is possible for an attacker to exploit this issue to run arbitrary instructions. Commands executed in this manner would be run with the privileges of the vulnerable program.

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