PT-2007-2851 · Unique · Unique Rar File Library

Published 2007-03-14 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2007-1457

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions UniquE RAR File Library (unrarlib, aka URARFileLib) version 0.4

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the urarlib get function, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved by providing a long filename, rarfile, or libpassword argument.

Recommendations For UniquE RAR File Library (unrarlib, aka URARFileLib) version 0.4, consider avoiding the use of long filenames, rarfiles, or libpassword arguments until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the input length for these arguments to prevent potential exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-1457

Affected Products

Unique Rar File Library

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1457 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0961 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24472 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/22942 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/34076 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=117392197607422&w=2 · Note
• http://unrarlib.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/unrarlib/tags/unrarlib040/unrarlib/unrarlib.c?revision=3&view=markup · Note