CVE-2018-5996

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5996
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-5996.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2018-5996
Downstream
Related
Published
2018-01-31T18:29:00Z
Modified
2025-08-19T14:19:13.063468Z
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

Alpine:v3.10 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.11 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.12 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.13 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.14 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.15 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.16 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.17 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.5 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.6 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.7 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.8 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Alpine:v3.9 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/p7zip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-r3

Affected versions

4.*

4.65-r0

9.*

9.04-r0
9.04-r1
9.04-r2
9.13-r0
9.20.1-r0
9.20.1-r1
9.20.1-r2
9.38-r0
9.38.1-r0

15.*

15.09-r0
15.14.1-r0

16.*

16.02-r0
16.02-r1
16.02-r2

Debian:11 / p7zip-rar

Package

Name
p7zip-rar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/p7zip-rar?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*

4.44-1
4.44.ds.1-1
4.45~ds.1-1
4.47~ds.1-1
4.51~ds.1-1
4.55~ds.1-1
4.55~ds.1-2
4.57~ds.1-1
4.58~ds.1-1
4.61~ds.1-1
4.65~ds.1-1

9.*

9.04~ds.1-1
9.20.1~ds.1-1
9.20.1~ds.1-2
9.20.1~ds.1-3
9.20.1~ds.1-4

15.*

15.09-1
15.09-2
15.14.1-1

16.*

16.02-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / p7zip-rar

Package

Name
p7zip-rar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/p7zip-rar?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*

4.44-1
4.44.ds.1-1
4.45~ds.1-1
4.47~ds.1-1
4.51~ds.1-1
4.55~ds.1-1
4.55~ds.1-2
4.57~ds.1-1
4.58~ds.1-1
4.61~ds.1-1
4.65~ds.1-1

9.*

9.04~ds.1-1
9.20.1~ds.1-1
9.20.1~ds.1-2
9.20.1~ds.1-3
9.20.1~ds.1-4

15.*

15.09-1
15.09-2
15.14.1-1

16.*

16.02-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / p7zip-rar

Package

Name
p7zip-rar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/p7zip-rar?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*

4.44-1
4.44.ds.1-1
4.45~ds.1-1
4.47~ds.1-1
4.51~ds.1-1
4.55~ds.1-1
4.55~ds.1-2
4.57~ds.1-1
4.58~ds.1-1
4.61~ds.1-1
4.65~ds.1-1

9.*

9.04~ds.1-1
9.20.1~ds.1-1
9.20.1~ds.1-2
9.20.1~ds.1-3
9.20.1~ds.1-4

15.*

15.09-1
15.09-2
15.14.1-1

16.*

16.02-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / p7zip-rar

Package

Name
p7zip-rar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/p7zip-rar?arch=source

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*

4.44-1
4.44.ds.1-1
4.45~ds.1-1
4.47~ds.1-1
4.51~ds.1-1
4.55~ds.1-1
4.55~ds.1-2
4.57~ds.1-1
4.58~ds.1-1
4.61~ds.1-1
4.65~ds.1-1

9.*

9.04~ds.1-1
9.20.1~ds.1-1
9.20.1~ds.1-2
9.20.1~ds.1-3
9.20.1~ds.1-4

15.*

15.09-1
15.09-2
15.14.1-1

16.*

16.02-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}