vulnerability
7-Zip: CVE-2018-5996: CWE-119
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | 01/31/2018 | 07/26/2024 | 01/13/2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/31/2018
Added
07/26/2024
Modified
01/13/2025
Description
Insufficient exception handling in the method NCompress::NRar3::CDecoder::Code of 7-Zip before 18.00 and p7zip can lead to multiple memory corruptions within the PPMd code, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.
Solution
7-zip-7-zip-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2018-5996
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-5996
- URL-https://landave.io/2018/01/7-zip-multiple-memory-corruptions-via-rar-and-zip/
- 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/8
- URL-https://github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip/issues/32
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