CVE-2022-29072

7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. This is caused by misconfiguration of 7z.dll and a heap overflow. The command runs in a child process under the 7zFM.exe process. NOTE: multiple third parties have reported that no privilege escalation can occur
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 03:45

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Summary ** DISPUTED ** 7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. This is caused by misconfiguration of 7z.dll and a heap overflow. The command runs in a child process under the 7zFM.exe process. NOTE: multiple third parties have reported that no privilege escalation can occur. 7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. This is caused by misconfiguration of 7z.dll and a heap overflow. The command runs in a child process under the 7zFM.exe process. NOTE: multiple third parties have reported that no privilege escalation can occur

25 Apr 2022, 18:53

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CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-787
First Time 7-zip
Microsoft windows
Microsoft
7-zip 7-zip
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 7.2
v3 : 7.8
References (MISC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT1cvbu7ZTA - (MISC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT1cvbu7ZTA - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/bugs/2337/ - (MISC) https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/bugs/2337/ - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/kagancapar/CVE-2022-29072 - (MISC) https://github.com/kagancapar/CVE-2022-29072 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31070256 - (MISC) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31070256 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166763/7-Zip-21.07-Code-Execution-Privilege-Escalation.html - (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166763/7-Zip-21.07-Code-Execution-Privilege-Escalation.html - Broken Link

22 Apr 2022, 15:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary ** DISPUTED ** 7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. This is caused by misconfiguration of 7z.dll and a heap overflow. The command runs in a child process under the 7zFM.exe process, NOTE: multiple third parties have reported that no privilege escalation can occur. ** DISPUTED ** 7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. This is caused by misconfiguration of 7z.dll and a heap overflow. The command runs in a child process under the 7zFM.exe process. NOTE: multiple third parties have reported that no privilege escalation can occur.

19 Apr 2022, 18:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary 7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. This is caused by misconfiguration of 7z.dll and a heap overflow. The command runs in a child process under the 7zFM.exe process, ** DISPUTED ** 7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. This is caused by misconfiguration of 7z.dll and a heap overflow. The command runs in a child process under the 7zFM.exe process, NOTE: multiple third parties have reported that no privilege escalation can occur.

19 Apr 2022, 17:15

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References
  • (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166763/7-Zip-21.07-Code-Execution-Privilege-Escalation.html -

18 Apr 2022, 16:15

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References
  • (MISC) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31070256 -

16 Apr 2022, 02:15

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References
  • (MISC) https://github.com/kagancapar/CVE-2022-29072 -
Summary 7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. 7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. This is caused by misconfiguration of 7z.dll and a heap overflow. The command runs in a child process under the 7zFM.exe process,

15 Apr 2022, 20:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-04-15 20:15

Updated : 2024-04-11 01:15


NVD link : CVE-2022-29072

Mitre link : CVE-2022-29072

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-29072


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • windows

7-zip

  • 7-zip
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write