Improper Initialization Affecting 7zip package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.43% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-7ZIP-10074157
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed2 May 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 2 May 2018

CVE-2018-10115  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-665  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for 7zip.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Initialization. Incorrect initialization logic of RAR decoder objects in 7-Zip 18.03 and before can lead to usage of uninitialized memory, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.

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