Alpine: p7zip: security update to 16.02-r2 (deprecated)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 400697

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

- 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.
(CVE-2018-5996)

- Incorrect initialization logic of RAR decoder objects in 7-Zip 18.03 and before can lead to usage of
uninitialized memory, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or
execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive. (CVE-2018-10115)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 400697

Version: Revision 1.24

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5996

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10115, CVE-2018-5996

BID: 104132

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