7-Zip < 24.08 CopyCoder Infinite Loop DoS (ZDI-24-1606)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 365302

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of 7-Zip installed on the remote host is prior to 24.08. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability as referenced in the ZDI-24-1606 advisory.

- This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of 7-Zip. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the processing of streams. The issue results from a logic error that can lead to an infinite loop. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. (CVE-2024-11612)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to 7-Zip version 24.08 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 365302

File Name: 7zip_24_08.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/13/2026

Updated: 10/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.69

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-11612

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:7-zip:7-zip

Required KB Items: installed_sw/7-Zip

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/21/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-11612

CWE: 835

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