ubuntu-cve-2018-10115
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-05-02 21:29
Modified
2025-10-24 04:46
Summary
Details

Incorrect initialization logic of RAR decoder objects in 7-Zip 18.03 and before can lead to usage of uninitialized memory, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "p7zip-rar",
            "binary_version": "9.20.1~ds.1-4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "p7zip-rar",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/p7zip-rar@9.20.1~ds.1-4?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "9.20.1~ds.1-3",
        "9.20.1~ds.1-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "p7zip-rar",
            "binary_version": "16.02-2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "p7zip-rar",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/p7zip-rar@16.02-2?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "16.02-1",
        "16.02-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Incorrect initialization logic of RAR decoder objects in 7-Zip 18.03 and before can lead to usage of uninitialized memory, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10115",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:46:59Z",
  "published": "2018-05-02T21:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10115"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://landave.io/2018/05/7-zip-from-uninitialized-memory-to-remote-code-execution/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/adc65bfa/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10115"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2018-10115"
  ]
}



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