High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 31, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5996
CVE-2018-5996
Description
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.
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Affected products
9- osv-coords7 versionspkg:rpm/suse/p7zip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/p7zip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/p7zip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/p7zip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/p7zip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/p7zip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/p7zip&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3
< 9.20.1-7.3.1+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.20.1-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.20.1-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.20.1-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.20.1-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.20.1-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.20.1-7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.20.1-7.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- landave.io/2018/01/7-zip-multiple-memory-corruptions-via-rar-and-zip/nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040831nvd
- 0patch.blogspot.si/2018/02/two-interesting-micropatches-for-7-zip.htmlnvd
- github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip/issues/32nvd
- github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip/issues/8nvd
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