UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5996

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5996
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5996.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5996
Related
Published
2018-01-31T18:29:00Z
Modified
2024-10-15T14:06:42Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / p7zip-rar

Package

Name
p7zip-rar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/p7zip-rar?arch=src?distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.20.1~ds.1-3
9.20.1~ds.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / p7zip-rar

Package

Name
p7zip-rar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/p7zip-rar?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-2

Affected versions

16.*

16.02-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "16.02-2",
            "binary_name": "p7zip-rar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "16.02-2",
            "binary_name": "p7zip-rar-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / p7zip-rar

Package

Name
p7zip-rar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/p7zip-rar?arch=src?distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "16.02-3",
            "binary_name": "p7zip-rar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "16.02-3",
            "binary_name": "p7zip-rar-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}