CVE-2017-14120
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for...
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for RAR v2 archives: pathnames of the form ../[filename] are unpacked into the upper directory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for RAR v2 archives: pathnames of the form ../[filename] are unpacked into the upper directory.
- Record
CVE-2017-14120- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for RAR v2 archives: pathnames of the form ../[filename] are unpacked into the upper directory.
- Record
CVE-2017-14120- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5632 No score
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for RAR v2 archives: pathnames of the form ../[filename] are unpacked into the upper directory.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5632- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-29ph-vc5w-7vvg
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for...
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for RAR v2 archives: pathnames of the form ../[filename] are unpacked into the upper directory.
- Record
GHSA-29ph-vc5w-7vvg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for RAR v2 archives: pathnames of the form ../[filename] are unpacked into the upper directory.
- Record
CVE-2017-14120- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-14120
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for RAR v2 archives: pathnames of the form ../[filename] are unpacked into the upper directory.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14120- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14120
unrar 0.0.1 (aka unrar-free or unrar-gpl) suffers from a directory traversal vulnerability for RAR v2 archives: pathnames of the form ../[filename] are unpacked into the upper directory.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14120- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
unrar-freeDebian:12 |
before 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-2 | 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-2 |
unrar-freeDebian:13 |
before 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-2 | 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-2 |
unrar-freeDebian:14 |
before 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-2 | 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-2 |
unrar-freeDebian:7 |
before 1:0.0.1+cvs20071127-2+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1:0.0.1+cvs20071127-2 |
1:0.0.1+cvs20071127-2+deb7u1 |
unrar-freeDebian:9 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-1 |
1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-1+deb9u1 |
unrar-freeUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-4~build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-1 |
1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-4~build0.16.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14120 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Rarlab Unrar, published September 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in unrar-free 1:0.0.1+cvs20140707-2.
References
bugs.debian.org/874059
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/20/1
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00026.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14120
github.com/advisories/GHSA-29ph-vc5w-7vvg
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14120
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14120
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14120