CVE-2023-40477

RARLAB WinRAR Recovery Volume Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
May 3, 2024
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Reserved
Aug 14, 2023

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Description

RARLAB WinRAR Recovery Volume Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of recovery volumes. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21233.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.07.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hzdi

Weaknesses

  • CWE-129 Improper Validation of Array Index

Affected Products

ProductVersions
WinRARRARLAB
  • 6.21Affected

References

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