Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2018-5996

HIGH 7.8 Vendor bulletin scale — NVD CVSS pending Published on 2018-01-31

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.

Attack vector : Local No privileges required

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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS 2.88% above median percentile 85.5%

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

7-Zip Windows winget:7zip.7zip

Affected <18.00 Fixed in 18.00 Latest tracked 26.02 patched

Vulnerable CPE configurations (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions	CPE 2.3 URI
7-zip	7-zip All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	<18.00	cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip::::::::

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