SB2018020404 - Fedora 27 update for p7zip
Published: February 4, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018020404
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17969)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in the NCompress::NShrink::CDecoder::CodeReal method. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted ZIP archive, trigger memory corruption and out-of-bounds write execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.