UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5996
- 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.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5996
- Upstream
- Published
- 2018-01-31T18:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-18T16:44:29Z
- Severity
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- 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
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
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