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.

References

https://0patch.blogspot.si/2018/02/two-interesting-micropatches-for-7-zip.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040831

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3