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WinZip 7Z File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-8811)

CVE number – CVE-2024-8811

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of WinZip.

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 7Z 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.

This vulnerability has been resolved in WinZip 29.0

Luke Simmonds

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