rarlab CVE Vulnerabilities & Metrics

Focus on rarlab vulnerabilities and metrics.

Last updated: 08 Mar 2025, 23:25 UTC

About rarlab Security Exposure

This page consolidates all known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) associated with rarlab. We track both calendar-based metrics (using fixed periods) and rolling metrics (using gliding windows) to give you a comprehensive view of security trends and risk evolution. Use these insights to assess risk and plan your patching strategy.

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Global CVE Overview

Total rarlab CVEs: 20
Earliest CVE date: 31 Dec 2003, 05:00 UTC
Latest CVE date: 23 Aug 2023, 17:15 UTC

Latest CVE reference: CVE-2023-38831

Rolling Stats

30-day Count (Rolling): 0
365-day Count (Rolling): 0

Calendar-based Variation

Calendar-based Variation compares a fixed calendar period (e.g., this month versus the same month last year), while Rolling Growth Rate uses a continuous window (e.g., last 30 days versus the previous 30 days) to capture trends independent of calendar boundaries.

Variations & Growth

Month Variation (Calendar): 0%
Year Variation (Calendar): -100.0%

Month Growth Rate (30-day Rolling): 0.0%
Year Growth Rate (365-day Rolling): -100.0%

Monthly CVE Trends (current vs previous Year)

Annual CVE Trends (Last 20 Years)

Critical rarlab CVEs (CVSS ≥ 9) Over 20 Years

CVSS Stats

Average CVSS: 5.65

Max CVSS: 10.0

Critical CVEs (≥9): 5

CVSS Range vs. Count

Range Count
0.0-3.9 7
4.0-6.9 18
7.0-8.9 5
9.0-10.0 5

CVSS Distribution Chart

Top 5 Highest CVSS rarlab CVEs

These are the five CVEs with the highest CVSS scores for rarlab, sorted by severity first and recency.

All CVEs for rarlab

CVE-2023-38831 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 0 23 Aug 2023, 17:15 UTC

RARLAB WinRAR before 6.23 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user attempts to view a benign file within a ZIP archive. The issue occurs because a ZIP archive may include a benign file (such as an ordinary .JPG file) and also a folder that has the same name as the benign file, and the contents of the folder (which may include executable content) are processed during an attempt to access only the benign file. This was exploited in the wild in April through October 2023.

CVE-2022-48579 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 0 07 Aug 2023, 04:15 UTC

UnRAR before 6.2.3 allows extraction of files outside of the destination folder via symlink chains.

CVE-2022-43650 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 0 29 Mar 2023, 19:15 UTC

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR 6.11.0.0. 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 parsing of ZIP files. Crafted data in a ZIP file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19232.

CVE-2022-30333 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 5.0 09 May 2022, 08:15 UTC

RARLAB UnRAR before 6.12 on Linux and UNIX allows directory traversal to write to files during an extract (aka unpack) operation, as demonstrated by creating a ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. NOTE: WinRAR and Android RAR are unaffected.

CVE-2018-25018 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 6.8 01 Jul 2021, 03:15 UTC

UnRAR 5.6.1.7 through 5.7.4 and 6.0.3 has an out-of-bounds write during a memcpy in QuickOpen::ReadRaw when called from QuickOpen::ReadNext.

CVE-2017-20006 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 6.8 01 Jul 2021, 03:15 UTC

UnRAR 5.6.1.2 and 5.6.1.3 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Unpack::CopyString (called from Unpack::Unpack5 and CmdExtract::ExtractCurrentFile).

CVE-2018-20253 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 6.8 13 Feb 2019, 01:29 UTC

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.60, There is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability during parsing of a crafted LHA / LZH archive formats. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

CVE-2018-20252 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 6.8 05 Feb 2019, 20:29 UTC

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.60, there is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability during parsing of crafted ACE and RAR archive formats. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

CVE-2018-20251 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 4.3 05 Feb 2019, 20:29 UTC

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, there is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format. The UNACE module (UNACEV2.dll) creates files and folders as written in the filename field even when WinRAR validator noticed the traversal attempt and requestd to abort the extraction process. the operation is cancelled only after the folders and files were created but prior to them being written, therefore allowing the attacker to create empty files and folders everywhere in the file system.

CVE-2018-20250 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 6.8 05 Feb 2019, 20:29 UTC

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, There is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format (in UNACEV2.dll). When the filename field is manipulated with specific patterns, the destination (extraction) folder is ignored, thus treating the filename as an absolute path.

CVE-2017-14122 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 6.4 03 Sep 2017, 20:29 UTC

unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a stack-based buffer over-read in unrarlib.c, related to ExtrFile and stricomp.

CVE-2017-14121 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 4.3 03 Sep 2017, 20:29 UTC

The DecodeNumber function in unrarlib.c in unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a NULL pointer dereference flaw triggered by a crafted RAR archive. NOTE: this may be the same as one of the several test cases in the CVE-2017-11189 references.

CVE-2017-14120 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 5.0 03 Sep 2017, 20:29 UTC

unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for RAR v2 archives: pathnames of the form ../[filename] are unpacked into the upper directory.

CVE-2017-12942 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 7.5 18 Aug 2017, 14:29 UTC

libunrar.a in UnRAR before 5.5.7 has a buffer overflow in the Unpack::LongLZ function.

CVE-2017-12941 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 7.5 18 Aug 2017, 14:29 UTC

libunrar.a in UnRAR before 5.5.7 has an out-of-bounds read in the Unpack::Unpack20 function.

CVE-2017-12940 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 7.5 18 Aug 2017, 14:29 UTC

libunrar.a in UnRAR before 5.5.7 has an out-of-bounds read in the EncodeFileName::Decode call within the Archive::ReadHeader15 function.

CVE-2017-12938 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 5.0 18 Aug 2017, 13:29 UTC

UnRAR before 5.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism via vectors involving a symlink to the . directory, a symlink to the .. directory, and a regular file.

CVE-2012-6706 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 10.0 22 Jun 2017, 13:29 UTC

A VMSF_DELTA memory corruption was discovered in unrar before 5.5.5, as used in Sophos Anti-Virus Threat Detection Engine before 3.37.2 and other products, that can lead to arbitrary code execution. An integer overflow can be caused in DataSize+CurChannel. The result is a negative value of the "DestPos" variable, which allows the attacker to write out of bounds when setting Mem[DestPos].

CVE-2014-9983 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 4.3 04 Jun 2017, 23:29 UTC

Directory Traversal exists in RAR 4.x and 5.x because an unpack operation follows any symlinks, including symlinks contained in the archive. This allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive.

CVE-2015-5663 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 3.7 30 Dec 2015, 05:59 UTC

The file-execution functionality in WinRAR before 5.30 beta 5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file with a name similar to an extensionless filename that was selected by the user.

CVE-2008-7144 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 10.0 01 Sep 2009, 16:30 UTC

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in RARLAB WinRAR before 3.71 have unknown impact and attack vectors related to crafted (1) ACE, (2) ARJ, (3) BZ2, (4) CAB, (5) GZ, (6) LHA, (7) RAR, (8) TAR, or (9) ZIP files, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.

CVE-2007-3726 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 4.3 12 Jul 2007, 16:30 UTC

Integer signedness error in the SET_VALUE function in rarvm.cpp in unrar 3.70 beta 3, as used in products including WinRAR and RAR for OS X, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted RAR archive that causes a negative signed number to be cast to a large unsigned number.

CVE-2007-0855 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 6.8 08 Feb 2007, 18:28 UTC

Stack-based buffer overflow in RARLabs Unrar, as packaged in WinRAR and possibly other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted, password-protected archive.

CVE-2006-3912 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 2.1 28 Jul 2006, 00:04 UTC

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SFX module in WinRAR before 3.60 beta 8 has unspecified vectors and impact.

CVE-2006-3845 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 9.3 25 Jul 2006, 23:04 UTC

Stack-based buffer overflow in lzh.fmt in WinRAR 3.00 through 3.60 beta 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a LHA archive.

CVE-2005-4620 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 4.6 31 Dec 2005, 05:00 UTC

Buffer overflow in WinRAR 3.50 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command-line argument. NOTE: because this program executes with the privileges of the invoking user, and because remote programs do not normally have the ability to specify a command-line argument for this program, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.

CVE-2005-4474 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 5.1 22 Dec 2005, 01:03 UTC

Buffer overflow in the "Add to archive" command in WinRAR 3.51 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into adding a file whose filename contains a non-default code page and non-ANSI characters, as demonstrated using a Chinese filename, possibly due to buffer expansion when using the WideCharToMultiByte API. NOTE: it is not clear whether this problem can be exploited for code execution. If not, then perhaps the user-assisted nature of the attack should exclude the issue from inclusion in CVE.

CVE-2005-3262 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 7.5 20 Oct 2005, 10:02 UTC

Format string vulnerability in RARLAB WinRAR 2.90 through 3.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a UUE/XXE file, which are not properly handled when WinRAR displays diagnostic errors related to an invalid filename.

CVE-2005-3263 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 7.5 20 Oct 2005, 10:02 UTC

Stack-based buffer overflow in UNACEV2.DLL for RARLAB WinRAR 2.90 through 3.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an ACE archive containing a file with a long name.

CVE-2005-0331 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 2.6 02 May 2005, 04:00 UTC

Directory traversal vulnerability in WinRAR 3.42 and earlier, when the user clicks on the ZIP file to extract it, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a ... (triple dot) in the filename of the ZIP file.

CVE-2004-1254 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 10.0 10 Jan 2005, 05:00 UTC

WinRAR 3.40, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP file containing a file with a long filename, possibly causing an integer overflow that leads to a buffer overflow.

CVE-2004-1495 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 2.6 31 Dec 2004, 05:00 UTC

The Repair Archive command in WinRAR 3.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a corrupt ZIP archive.

CVE-2004-0234 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 10.0 18 Aug 2004, 04:00 UTC

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_header function in header.c for LHA 1.14, as used in products such as Barracuda Spam Firewall, allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via long directory or file names in an LHA archive, which triggers the overflow when testing or extracting the archive.

CVE-2004-0235 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 6.4 18 Aug 2004, 04:00 UTC

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in LHA 1.14 allow remote attackers or local users to create arbitrary files via an LHA archive containing filenames with (1) .. sequences or (2) absolute pathnames with double leading slashes ("//absolute/path").

CVE-2003-1445 rarlab vulnerability CVSS: 4.6 31 Dec 2003, 05:00 UTC

Stack-based buffer overflow in Far Manager 1.70beta1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long pathname.