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CVE-2023-40481

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.27087
Risk score
40.68
CISA KEV
No
PoC
No
Published
2024-05-03
Modified
2024-08-02
First seen
2026-08-08
Aliases
EUVD-2023-45052, GHSA-CXPP-VP7P-M7FW
Products
7-Zip:7-Zip 22.01
Sources
euvd EUVD-2023-45052

Description

7-Zip SquashFS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of 7-Zip. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SQFS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18589.

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