6.8

CVE-2007-4725: 7-zip Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
Published 05-09-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-4725 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in 7-zip. EPSS estimates a 5.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
38/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 05-09-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.56% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
5.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    AkkyWareHOUSE '7-zip32.dll' 4.42 - Heap Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

7-zip1 product
  • 7-zip≤ 4.42 | 4.43:beta | 4.44:beta | 4.45:beta | 4.46:beta | 4.47:beta | 4.48:beta | 4.49:beta | 4.50:beta | 4.51:beta | 4.52:beta

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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