vulnerability
7-Zip: CVE-2017-17969: Out-of-bounds Write
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 30, 2018 | Jul 26, 2024 | Oct 30, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 30, 2018
Added
Jul 26, 2024
Modified
Oct 30, 2025
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the NCompress::NShrink::CDecoder::CodeReal method in 7-Zip before 18.00 and p7zip allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP archive.
Solution
7-zip-7-zip-upgrade-latest
References
- CWE-787
- CVE-2017-17969
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-17969
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040831
- URL-https://0patch.blogspot.si/2018/02/two-interesting-micropatches-for-7-zip.html
- URL-https://github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip/issues/7
- URL-https://landave.io/2018/01/7-zip-multiple-memory-corruptions-via-rar-and-zip/
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00003.html
- URL-https://usn.ubuntu.com/3913-1/
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4104
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