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Case File

CVE-2018-5996

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 2.88% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-01-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2018-5996
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
2.88%

Original NVD Description

Insufficient exception handling in the method NCompress::NRar3::CDecoder::Code of 7-Zip before 18.00 and p7zip can lead to multiple memory corruptions within the PPMd code, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.