CVE-2019-25677

WinRAR 5.61 Denial of Service via Malformed Language File

Published Apr 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
WinRAR 5.61 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by placing a malformed winrar.lng language file in the installation directory. Attackers can trigger the crash by opening an archive and pressing the test button, causing an access violation at memory address 004F1DB8 when the application attempts to read invalid data.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:5.61_32_bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rarlab
Rarlab winrar
Vendors & Products Rarlab
Rarlab winrar
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description WinRAR 5.61 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by placing a malformed winrar.lng language file in the installation directory. Attackers can trigger the crash by opening an archive and pressing the test button, causing an access violation at memory address 004F1DB8 when the application attempts to read invalid data.
Title WinRAR 5.61 Denial of Service via Malformed Language File
Weaknesses CWE-379
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:24 AM
Reserved
Apr 5, 2026, 1:27 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 5, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 10:10 PM