CVE-2016-7804

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7804
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerjpcert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-22 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionUntrusted search path vulnerability in 7 Zip for Windows 16.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-426 | Untrusted search path vulnerability

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application 7-zip 7-zip All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Igor Pavlov 7 Zip For Windows affected 16.02 and earlier Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000211 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.7-zip.org/history.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.7-zip.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
JVN#76780067: Installer of 7-Zip for Windows may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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