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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.24% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-7ZIP-2374552
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • 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 7-zip.

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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