7-Zip SquashFS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of 7-Zip. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SQFS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18589.
                
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                    Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:22.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 
 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-05-03T02:11:15.923Z
Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.795Z
Reserved: 2023-08-14T21:06:28.913Z
Link: CVE-2023-40481
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.795Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:21.153
Modified: 2025-08-12T19:48:23.113
Link: CVE-2023-40481
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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