RARLAB WinRAR Recovery Volume Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of recovery volumes. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21233.
History

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rarlab
Rarlab winrar
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Rarlab
Rarlab winrar

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:11:12.905Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.902Z

Reserved: 2023-08-14T21:06:28.913Z

Link: CVE-2023-40477

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.902Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:20.473

Modified: 2025-06-20T18:13:59.143

Link: CVE-2023-40477

cve-icon Redhat

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