CVE-2015-5663 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2015-12-30

Score: 7.4 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar::beta_4:::::x64:
	cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar::beta_4:::::x86:

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5613	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00082.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN64636058/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000199
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79666
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034881

History

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Subscriptions

Rarlab Winrar

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2015-12-30T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:03.484Z

Reserved: 2015-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5663

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-30T05:59:00.113

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-5663

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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