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FreeBSD : p7zip-codec-rar -- insufficient error handling (7a2e0063-0e4e-11e8-94c0-5453ed2e2b49)

high Nessus Plugin ID 106736

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

MITRE reports :

Insufficient exception handling in the method NCompress::NRar3::CDecoder::Code of 7-Zip before 18.00 and p7zip can lead to multiple memory corruptions within the PPMd code, alows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a3028ba9

http://www.nessus.org/u?b22a1d1a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106736

File Name: freebsd_pkg_7a2e00630e4e11e894c05453ed2e2b49.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 2/12/2018

Updated: 10/11/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:p7zip-codec-rar, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5996