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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201709-24 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: RAR, UnRAR: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: September 25, 2017 |
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Bugs: #622342, #628182, #628184 |
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ID: 201709-24 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RAR and UnRAR, the worst of |
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which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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RAR and UnRAR provide command line interfaces for compressing and |
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decompressing RAR files. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-arch/rar < 5.5.0_p20170811 >= 5.5.0_p20170811 |
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2 app-arch/unrar < 5.5.7 >= 5.5.7 |
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2 affected packages |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RAR and UnRAR. Please |
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review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted RAR, |
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could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the |
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process or cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All RAR users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/rar-5.5.0_p20170811" |
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All UnRAR users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/unrar-5.5.7" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-6706 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6706 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2017-12940 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12940 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2017-12941 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12941 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2017-12942 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12942 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-24 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |