Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting 7zip-rar package, versions <25.00+ds-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-7ZIPRAR-10872055
  • published20 Jul 2025
  • disclosed17 Jul 2025

Introduced: 17 Jul 2025

NewCVE-2025-53816  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 7zip-rar to version 25.00+ds-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream 7zip-rar package and not the 7zip-rar package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. Zeroes written outside heap buffer in RAR5 handler may lead to memory corruption and denial of service in versions of 7-Zip prior to 25.0.0. Version 25.0.0 contains a fix for the issue.