Error Handling Affecting 7-zip package, versions [,18.00)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.92% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-7ZIP-2374557
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed31 Jan 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 31 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5996  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-388  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade 7-zip to version 18.00 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Error Handling. 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.

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