CVE-2012-6706 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2012-6706?

CVE-2012-6706 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A VMSF_DELTA memory corruption was discovered in unrar before 5.5.5, as used in Sophos Anti-Virus Threat Detection Engine before 3.37.2 and other products, that can lead to arbitrary code execution. An integer overflow can be caused in DataSize+CurChannel. The result is a negative value of the "DestPos" variable, which allows the attacker to write out of bounds when setting Mem[DestPos].

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6706?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Rarlab Unrar, Sophos Threat Detection Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2012-6706?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-6706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2017-12940 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-12941 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-12942 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-20006 Memory corruption in n/a High 7.8
• CVE-2018-25018 Memory corruption in n/a High 7.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2012-6706, CLEANSTART-2026-GJ83396, DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6706, DLA-1003-1, DLA-1014-1, GHSA-x9pf-gc5f-vghh and 5 more.