Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting 7-zip package, versions [,24.05)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-7ZIP-7430234
  • published8 Jul 2024
  • disclosed3 Jul 2024
  • creditMaxim Suhanov

Introduced: 3 Jul 2024

CVE-2023-52168  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (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 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the NtfsHandler.cpp NTFS handler. An attacker can overwrite memory with a malicious NTFS image, causing memory corruption and disruption of performance.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1