CVE-2018-5996
HIGH7-Zip < 18.00 and p7zip < 18.0 - Memory Corruption via Crafted RAR Archive
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040831
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://landave.io/2018/01/7-zip-multiple-memory-corruptions-via-rar-and-zip/
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip/issues/32
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip/issues/8
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0291
EPSS Percentile
85.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (5)
7-zip/7-zip
< 18.00
7-zip/p7zip
< 18.0
debian/debian_linux
7.0
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
Published
Jan 31, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026