Bug 1591917 – CVE-2018-12418 junrar: infinite loop when handling corrupt RAR files

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Bug 1591917 - (CVE-2018-12418) CVE-2018-12418 junrar: infinite loop when handling corrupt RAR files

Summary:	CVE-2018-12418 junrar: infinite loop when handling corrupt RAR files

Status:	NEW

Aliases:	CVE-2018-12418

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Blocks:	1591918
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Reported:	2018-06-15 14:48 EDT by Laura Pardo
Modified:	2018-06-15 14:51 EDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Fixed In Version:	junrar 1.0.1
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Description Laura Pardo 2018-06-15 14:48:17 EDT

A flaw was found in Archive.java in Junrar before 1.0.1, as used in Apache Tika and other products, is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to an infinite loop when handling corrupt RAR files.


References:
https://github.com/junrar/junrar/pull/8
https://github.com/junrar/junrar/commit/ad8d0ba8e155630da8a1215cee3f253e0af45817

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