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UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12941
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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12941
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12941.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12941
Upstream
CVE-2017-12941
Published
2017-08-18T14:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:44:06Z
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details
libunrar.a in UnRAR before 5.5.7 has an out-of-bounds read in the Unpack::Unpack20 function.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12941
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/18/6
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/290
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12941
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
/
unrar-nonfree
Package
Name
unrar-nonfree
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/unrar-nonfree@1:5.3.2-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
Affected ranges
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0
Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
1:5.*
1:5.3.2-1
1:5.3.2-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12941 - OSV