Check Point Advisories

RARLAB WinRAR Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-38831)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1380
Date Published:	18 Dec 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 06 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-38831
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80
Who is Vulnerable?	RARLAB WinRAR prior to 6.23
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in RARLAB WinRAR. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the RARLAB WinRAR Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-38831) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: RARLAB WinRAR Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-38831)