WinRAR Repair Archive unknown vulnerability
| winrar-repair-archive (17937) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WinRAR has an unknown vulnerability in the "Repair Archive" feature.
Consequences:
Other
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WinRAR (3.41 or later), available from the RARLAB Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Nov 02 2004 - 09:50:20 CST: Medium Risk Vulnerability in WinRAR.
- RARLAB Web site: WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files.
- BID-11581: RARLAB WinRAR Repair Archive Undisclosed Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1495: The Repair Archive command in WinRAR 3.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a corrupt ZIP archive.
- SA13070: WinRAR "Repair Archive" Feature Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- WinRAR WinRAR prior to 3.41
Reported:
Nov 02, 2004
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