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CVE-2018-5996

CVE-2018-5996

EPSS 2.9%
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.
Affected products
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References
https://0patch.blogspot.si/2018/02/two-interesting-micropatches-for-7-zip.htmlhttps://github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip/issues/32https://github.com/p7zip-project/p7zip/issues/8https://landave.io/2018/01/7-zip-multiple-memory-corruptions-via-rar-and-zip/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040831