Risk | Medium |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-29072 |
CWE-ID | CWE-122 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
7-Zip Client/Desktop applications / Software for archiving |
Vendor | 7-zip.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU62367
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29072
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when a file with .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. A remote attacker can trick the victim to download and drag a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system under the 7zFM.exe process.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versions7-Zip: 2.00 - 21.07
External linkshttp://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/bugs/2337/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT1cvbu7ZTA
http://github.com/kagancapar/CVE-2022-29072
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31070256
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted archive.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.