7-zip 15.14 CInArchive::ReadFileItem memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in 7-zip 15.14. Affected is the function CInArchive::ReadFileItem. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-2335. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in 7-zip 15.14 (File Compression Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function CInArchive::ReadFileItem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/10/2016 by Cisco with Cisco Talos as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at talosintel.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-2335 since 02/12/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91484 (openSUSE Security Update : p7zip (openSUSE-2016-673)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197397 (Ubuntu Security Notification for P7zip Vulnerabilities (USN-3913-1)).

Upgrading to version 16.00 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (113160), Tenable (91484) and SecurityFocus (BID 90531†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-87307, VDB-92223 and VDB-112652. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 91484
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : p7zip (openSUSE-2016-673)
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OpenVAS ID: 855029
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for p7zip FEDORA-2016-430bc0f808
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: 7-zip 16.00

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05/10/2016 +88 days 🔍
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05/13/2016 +3 days 🔍
06/01/2016 +19 days 🔍
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06/07/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/19/2022 +2264 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3913-1
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2335 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2335
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87306

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X-Force: 113160 - 7-Zip CInArchive::ReadFileItem code execution
SecurityFocus: 90531 - 7-Zip Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035876

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2016 11:20
Updated: 08/19/2022 09:54
Changes: 05/13/2016 11:20 (73), 11/24/2018 12:24 (13), 08/19/2022 09:54 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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