Out-of-Bounds Affecting p7zip package, versions <16.02-r3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.92% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE35-P7ZIP-282317
  • published31 Jan 2018
  • disclosed31 Jan 2018

Introduced: 31 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5996  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.5 p7zip to version 16.02-r3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream p7zip package and not the p7zip package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.