WinRAR SFX archive bug could put 500 million users in danger
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Are you one of the roughly 500 million people using WinRAR? Best be careful with the archives you open. Security researcher Mohammed Reza Espargham has discovered a flaw in the way WinRAR version 5.21 handles self-extracting archives. The vulnerability makes way for attacks like remote code execution and data siphoning. You can check out a video of the exploit in action:
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