CVE-2023-40477
RARLAB WinRAR Recovery Volume Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
02 Description
RARLAB WinRAR Recovery Volume Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 11.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-05-03 02:11Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04 19:20Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-08-14
- Assigning CNA
- zdi
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-129Improper Validation of Array IndexVariant
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 5e433a2c1aadef66b75b781a55f74e98f18a23a7bf651309ee26e2b7e7e55c1f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.zerodayinitiative.comZDI-23-1152https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1152/
- www.win-rar.comvendor-provided URLhttps://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=232&cHash=c5bf79590657e32554c6683296a8e8aa
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00009.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libclamunrar Fixed in 1.0.3-1~deb12u1
- rar Fixed in 2:6.23-1~deb12u1
- unrar-nonfree Fixed in 1:6.2.6-1+deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libclamunrar Fixed in 1.0.3-1
- rar Fixed in 2:6.23-1
- unrar-nonfree Fixed in 1:6.2.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libclamunrar Fixed in 1.0.3-1
- rar Fixed in 2:6.23-1
- unrar-nonfree Fixed in 1:6.2.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libclamunrar No fix yet
- rar No fix yet
- unrar-nonfree No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libclamunrar No fix yet
- rar No fix yet
- unrar-nonfree No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- libclamunrar Fixed in 0.103.11-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- rar Fixed in 2:6.23-1~20.04.1
- unrar-nonfree Fixed in 1:5.6.6-2ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- libclamunrar Fixed in 0.103.11-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- rar Fixed in 2:6.23-1~22.04.1
- unrar-nonfree Fixed in 1:6.1.5-1ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- rar Fixed in 2:6.23-1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.