Extracting a 19 Year Old Code Execution from WinRAR
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Research by: Nadav Grossman Introduction In this article, we tell the story of how we found a logical bug using the WinAFL fuzzer and exploited it in WinRAR to gain full control over a victim’s computer. The exploit works by just extracting an archive, and puts over 500 million users at risk. This vulnerability has existed… Click to Read More
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