CVE-2007-4725

Description

Stack consumption vulnerability in AkkyWareHOUSE 7-zip32.dll before 4.42.00.04, as derived from Igor Pavlov 7-Zip before 4.53 beta, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in an archive, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.50% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory jvn.jp Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory vupen.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26624 third party advisory
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2362868899/index.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25545 vdb entry third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=535160&group_id=14481 third party advisory product
http://osvdb.org/40482 vdb entry broken link
http://akky.cjb.net/security/7-zip3.txt broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3086 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36459 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4725?
CVE-2007-4725 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4725?
To fix CVE-2007-4725, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4725 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4725 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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