VDB
CVE-2018-5996
CVE-2018-5996
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 2.88% · 86.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.88%
86.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | p7zip-rar | 0, 9.20.1~ds.1-3, 9.20.1~ds.1-4 |
Timeline
- Jan 31, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 6, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5996 third-party-advisory
- https://landave.io/2018/01/7-zip-multiple-memory-corruptions-via-rar-and-zip/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5996 third-party-advisory