PT-2018-9690 · 7 Zip+2 · 7-Zip+1

Published 2018-05-02 · Updated 2021-07-31 · CVE-2018-10115

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: 7-Zip versions 18.03 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to the incorrect initialization logic of RAR decoder objects, which can lead to the usage of uninitialized memory. This can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a segmentation fault, or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.

Recommendations: For 7-Zip versions 18.03 and earlier, update to a version later than 18.03 to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Use of Uninitialized Resource

Improper Initialization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-908

CWE-665

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2591

CVE-2018-10115

OESA-2021-1294

Affected Products

7-Zip

Alt Linux

References · 18

• 🔥 https://landave.io/2018/05/7-zip-from-uninitialized-memory-to-remote-code-execution · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2021-1294 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17969 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10115 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2018-10115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10115 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9296 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10115 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5996 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040832 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104132 · Note