Buffer Over-read Affecting 7-zip package, versions [,24.05)
Threat Intelligence
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- published7 Jul 2024
- disclosed3 Jul 2024
- creditMaxim Suhanov
Introduced: 3 Jul 2024
CVE-2023-52169 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade 7-zip to version 24.05 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Over-read in the NtfsHandler.cpp NTFS handler. An attacker can read past the end of a buffer by presenting a malicious NTFS image containing an invalid update sequence array.
Note: To be exploitable, the application must be processing archives from multiple untrusted sources in a single process, and be configured to allows users to observe filenames in their processed archives.