CVE-2018-10115

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-665

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.

Affected products

7-Zip: through 18.03

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104132
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040832
https://landave.io/2018/05/7-zip-from-uninitialized-memory-to-remote-code-execution/
https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/adc65bfa/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104132
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040832
https://landave.io/2018/05/7-zip-from-uninitialized-memory-to-remote-code-execution/
https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/adc65bfa/

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