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Lack of data validation - Path Traversal In rar

Description

RARLAB UnRAR before 6.12 on Linux and UNIX allows directory traversal to write to files during an extract (aka unpack) operation, as demonstrated by creating a ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. NOTE: WinRAR and Android RAR are unaffected.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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