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CVE-2017-14502
read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives,…
High7.5EPSS 3.4%
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- mitre
Description
read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 names in RAR archives, leading to an out-of-bounds read in archive_read_format_rar_read_header.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/5562545b5562f6d12a4ef991fae158bf4ccf92b6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3859-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/875974 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181129 [SECURITY] [DLA 1600-1] libarchive security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-4360 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=573 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201908-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
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