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CVE-2025-53817
7-Zip Denial of Service Null Pointer Dereference
Description

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. 7-Zip supports extracting from Compound Documents. Prior to version 25.0.0, a null pointer dereference in the Compound handler may lead to denial of service. Version 25.0.0 contains a fix cor the issue.

INFO

Published Date :

July 17, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 18, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

Exploitability Score :

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-53817 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2025-059_7-Zip/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/18/2

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-53817 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Daily CyberSecurity
Two Vulnerabilities in 7-Zip Could Trigger Denial of Service

Researchers have disclosed two newly identified vulnerabilities in 7-Zip, one of the world’s most widely used open-source file archivers. Both issues—CVE-2025-53816 and CVE-2025-53817—affect versions ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 21, 2025 (5 days, 9 hours ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-53817 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/18/2
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. 7-Zip supports extracting from Compound Documents. Prior to version 25.0.0, a null pointer dereference in the Compound handler may lead to denial of service. Version 25.0.0 contains a fix cor the issue.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added Reference https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2025-059_7-Zip/
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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