# CVE-2008-7144: Memory corruption in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service by tricking users into opening maliciously crafted archive files in WinRAR.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jwh7-cj9w-f3p3

## What is CVE-2008-7144?

CVE-2008-7144 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in RARLAB WinRAR before 3.71 have unknown impact and attack vectors related to crafted (1) ACE, (2) ARJ, (3) BZ2, (4) CAB, (5) GZ, (6) LHA, (7) RAR, (8) TAR, or (9) ZIP files, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7144?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rarlab Winrar.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-7144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-7144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-6218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6218/): RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-38831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38831/): RARLAB WinRAR Code Execution (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-20250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20250/): WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2004-1254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1254/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-3845](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3845/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-7144 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-7144 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7144/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7144/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7144
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7144
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7144

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.