Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1003-1 unrar-nonfree -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 27 Jun 2017
- Affected Packages:
- unrar-nonfree
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2012-6706.
- More information:
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It was reported that unrar fixed a VMSF_DELTA memory corruption issue in their latest version unrarsrc-5.5.5.tar.gz. This problem was reported to Sophos AV in 2012 but never reach upstream rar.
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 1:4.1.4-1+deb7u2.We recommend that you upgrade your unrar-nonfree packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS