# CVE-2024-33899: Other in n/a

> Attackers can spoof screen output or cause denial of service in WinRAR on Linux and UNIX via ANSI escape sequences.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-33899, GHSA-7m59-rfr2-gh4p, SUSE-SU-2024:1975-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-33899

## What is CVE-2024-33899?

CVE-2024-33899 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

RARLAB WinRAR before 7.00, on Linux and UNIX platforms, allows attackers to spoof the screen output, or cause a denial of service, via ANSI escape sequences.

Weakness: CWE-150 (Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33899?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `unrar` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 5.6.1-4.11.1 |
| `unrar` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 5.6.1-4.11.1 |
| `unrar` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 5.6.1-4.11.1 |

Products: Rarlab Winrar.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-33899?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-33899 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-33899 exists.

## 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-2008-7144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7144/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1254/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-33899 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-33899 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-33899 exists.

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-2024-33899/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33899/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-33899
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33899
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-33899

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33899/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.