Incorrect initialization logic of RAR decoder objects in 7-Zip 18.03 and before can lead to usage of uninitialized memory, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.
Weakness
The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.
Affected Software
| Name |
Vendor |
Start Version |
End Version |
| 7-zip |
7-zip |
* |
18.03 (including) |
| P7zip-rar |
Ubuntu |
artful |
* |
| P7zip-rar |
Ubuntu |
bionic |
* |
| P7zip-rar |
Ubuntu |
cosmic |
* |
| P7zip-rar |
Ubuntu |
trusty |
* |
| P7zip-rar |
Ubuntu |
xenial |
* |
Potential Mitigations
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, in Java, if the programmer does not explicitly initialize a variable, then the code could produce a compile-time error (if the variable is local) or automatically initialize the variable to the default value for the variable’s type. In Perl, if explicit initialization is not performed, then a default value of undef is assigned, which is interpreted as 0, false, or an equivalent value depending on the context in which the variable is accessed.
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