ubuntu-cve-2024-33899
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-04-29 00:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:48
Summary
Details

RARLAB WinRAR before 7.00, on Linux and UNIX platforms, allows attackers to spoof the screen output, or cause a denial of service, via ANSI escape sequences.

Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "unrar",
            "binary_version": "1:5.3.2-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "unrar-nonfree",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/unrar-nonfree@1:5.3.2-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "1:5.3.2-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "unrar",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "unrar-nonfree",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/unrar-nonfree@1:5.5.8-1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
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        {
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "1:5.5.8-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libunrar5",
            "binary_version": "1:5.6.6-2ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "unrar",
            "binary_version": "1:5.6.6-2ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "unrar-nonfree",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/unrar-nonfree@1:5.6.6-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            },
            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "1:5.6.6-2",
        "1:5.6.6-2build1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libunrar-headers",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.5-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libunrar5",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.5-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "unrar",
            "binary_version": "1:6.1.5-1ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "unrar-nonfree",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/unrar-nonfree@1:6.1.5-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:6.1.5-1ubuntu0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:6.0.5-1",
        "1:6.0.7-6",
        "1:6.1.2-1",
        "1:6.1.3-1",
        "1:6.1.3-2",
        "1:6.1.4-1",
        "1:6.1.5-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "RARLAB WinRAR before 7.00, on Linux and UNIX platforms, allows attackers to spoof the screen output, or cause a denial of service, via ANSI escape sequences.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-33899",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:48:47Z",
  "published": "2024-04-29T00:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-33899"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33899"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://sdushantha.medium.com/ansi-escape-injection-vulnerability-in-winrar-a2cbfac4b983"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7350-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-7350-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2024-33899"
  ]
}



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