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HIGH 7.8

CVE-2023-40481

7-Zip SquashFS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of 7-Zip. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SQFS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18589.

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS 10.5% percentile 93.3%

Affected tracked apps

Vulnerable CPE configurations

Vendor Product Platform Versions CPE 2.3 URI
7-zip 7-zip Windows cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:22.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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