SB2017042843 - Untrusted seach path in 7-Zip
Published: April 28, 2017 Updated: September 18, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017042843
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2107)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due untrused search path when loading dynamic libraries during archive extraction. A local user can place a malicious library on the system and trick the victim to open a an archive that will trigger malicious library loading.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.