[manjaro-security] [ASA-201806-6] p7zip: arbitrary code execution

[Remi Gacogne]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201806-6
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2018-06-09
CVE-ID  : CVE-2018-10115
Package : p7zip
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-714

Summary
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The package p7zip before version 16.02-5 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 16.02-5.

# pacman -Syu "p7zip>=16.02-5"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 18.05.

Workaround
==========

None.

Description
===========

An uninitialized memory security issue has been found in the RAR
decoder component of 7-Zip before 18.05, resulting in arbitrary code
execution.

Impact
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A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR file.

References
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https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/58907
https://landave.io/2018/05/7-zip-from-uninitialized-memory-to-remote-code-execution/
https://landave.io/files/patch_7zip_CVE-2018-10115.txt
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-10115

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