7-Zip RCE Vunerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in the 7-Zip open-source file archive utility which could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code.

Threat ID:: CC-2400
Category:
Threat Severity:: Low
Threat Vector:
Published:: 18 May 2018 12:00 AM

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Summary

A vulnerability has been discovered in the 7-Zip open-source file archive utility which could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code.

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

7-Zip

7-Zip - Versions prior to 18.05

Threat details

7-Zip is capable of compressing multiple files into a single RAR archive in order to save more space than compressing each file individually. When specially crafted files are included in these archives it is possible to force 7-Zip to automatically execute them when the archive is decompressed.

Any code executed in this manner will run with the same level of privileges as 7-Zip.

For further information:

CVE-2018-10115

Threat updates

Date	Update
7 Jun 2018	The Vulnerability is now able to bypass Address Space Layout Randomisation (ASLR) allowing versions of 7-Zip with ASLR supported to be affected.

Remediation steps

Type	Step
	This vulnerability is rectified in 7-Zip version 18.05. Users are advised to update to this version immediately.

CVE Vulnerabilities

Status

CVE-2018-10115

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:35 pm