CVE-2017-17969
N/A
Published: January 30, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:11 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxZip 7-zipP7ZIP
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the NCompress::NShrink::CDecoder::CodeReal method in 7-Zip before 18.00 and p7zip allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP archive.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://landave.io/2018/01/7-zip-multiple-memory-corruptions-via-rar-and-zip/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00003.htmlVendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4104Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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