Infinite loop in 7-Zip - CVE-2024-11612
Published: November 22, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100863
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11612
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing streams in CopyCoder. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted archive and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
7-Zip
IBM OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i
IBM Enterprise Content Management Text Search
Oracle Outside In Technology
IBM FileNet Content Manager
IBM OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for i
IBM Enterprise Content Management Text Search
Oracle Outside In Technology
IBM FileNet Content Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2024-11612
Install updates from vendor's website.
7-Zip - update to 24.08
IBM FileNet Content Manager - addressed in versions 5.5.12.0 IF007, 5.6.0.0 IF006, 5.7.0.0 IF003
IBM FileNet Content Manager - addressed in versions 5.5.12.0 IF007, 5.6.0.0 IF006, 5.7.0.0 IF003