Vulnerability · Published Aug 7, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-48579
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the clamav package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 41.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
UnRAR before 6.2.3 allows extraction of files outside of the destination folder via symlink chains.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | clamav | 1.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-48579 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | clamav | 1.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-48579 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | clamav | 1.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-48579 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | clamav | 1.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-48579 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | clamav | 1.2.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-48579 |
| Debian:12 | unrar-nonfree | 1:6.2.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48579 |
| Debian:13 | unrar-nonfree | 1:6.2.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48579 |
| Debian:14 | unrar-nonfree | 1:6.2.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48579 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | unrar-nonfree | 1:6.1.5-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48579 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | unrar-nonfree | 1:6.1.5-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7350-1 |