Two vulnerabilities recently patched in 7-Zip could put at risk of compromise many software products and devices that bundle the open-source file archiving library. The flaws, an out-of-bounds read ...

The popular archiver 7-Zip has a security vulnerability that could allow attackers to inject and execute malicious code. Visiting a malicious website or opening a maliciously crafted file is ...

An official version of the popular 7-zip archiving program has been released for Linux for the first time. Linux already had support for the 7-zip archive file format through a POSIX port called p7zip ...

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If you use 7-Zip, it’s time to patch. The free file-archiving program on Windows can be exploited to launch malware if it encounters a secretly booby-trapped file or website. An advisory about the ...

A compressed version of files, popularly known as zipped files are convenient but also prone to errors. So, when you attempt to open such files using freeware utilities like 7-Zip, you may encounter ...

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IT researchers have discovered a security vulnerability in the archiving program 7-Zip that allows attackers to inject malicious code. Opening a carefully crafted archive file is sufficient for this.