The vulnerability of the ExtrFile and stricomp functions (unrarlib.c) of the unrar-free or unrar-gpl package, a file decompression tool for UnRAR, allows a hacker to bypass the catalog and trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the ExtrFile and stricomp functions unrarlib.c in the unrar-free or unrar-gpl package, a tool for decompressing UnRAR files, arises from the execution of operations beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to bypass the...