vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-5996: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 31, 2018 | Aug 10, 2018 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 31, 2018
Added
Aug 10, 2018
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
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
alpine-linux-upgrade-p7zip
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