CVE-2023-52168 Affecting 7zip package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-7ZIP-7421354
  • published14 Apr 2025
  • disclosed3 Jul 2024

Introduced: 3 Jul 2024

CVE-2023-52168  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:24.04 7zip.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream 7zip package and not the 7zip package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The NtfsHandler.cpp NTFS handler in 7-Zip before 24.01 (for 7zz) contains a heap-based buffer overflow that allows an attacker to overwrite two bytes at multiple offsets beyond the allocated buffer size: buffer+512*i-2, for i=9, i=10, i=11, etc.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1