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Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-10115: Improper Initialization

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-10115: Improper Initialization

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/02/2018
Created
04/09/2024
Added
03/26/2024
Modified
10/01/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-p7zip

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