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Big Vulnerability hits 7-Zip file archiver - gets patched - Download v18.05
If you use, you can and should download v18.05 of the popular 7-Zip file archiver. The free to use WinZip replacement has a very critical vulnerability for which all it needed was a specially prepped RAR file.
This has been addressed with the release of has been fixed with v18.05, I am highlighting this new v18.05 release this much as this is a pretty bad one as it allows remote execution, based on just a RAR file. The security researcher (landave.io) who discovered the vulnerability informed the developer of 7-Zip on the 6th of March this year. it has patched with the release of 7-Zip 18.05, which not only fixes the vulnerability but also adds ASLR security measures.
7-Zip is one of the most popular archivers available on the web, downloaded nearly 450 million times from Sourceforge alone. All users of 7-Zip are advised to update the software to the latest version, I've made a local mirror on Guru3D, which can be downloaded from here.
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386SX
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#5543430 Posted on: 05/03/2018 11:46 AM
I agree with you with notifications, for any standard user this would be optimal and saves me a lot of work at friends or family.
I understand that but a notification prompting user to go to the website and download the new version is the bare minimum for security. This is bad.
I agree with you with notifications, for any standard user this would be optimal and saves me a lot of work at friends or family.
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#5543483 Posted on: 05/03/2018 02:14 PM
THX for letting us know, 7z is must for anyone.
THX for letting us know, 7z is must for anyone.
Amx85
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#5543484 Posted on: 05/03/2018 02:16 PM
Ohh
H.H. please use this version to bench CPU, Ígor Pávlov is always working to improve 7-zip
greetings
Ohh
H.H. please use this version to bench CPU, Ígor Pávlov is always working to improve 7-zip
greetings
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#5543511 Posted on: 05/03/2018 03:20 PM
I'm glad it was dealt with as quickly as they did.
I'm glad it was dealt with as quickly as they did.
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Thanks, downloaded & installed!