CVE-2008-6536 Other in n/a
An unspecified vulnerability in 7-zip allows remote attackers to potentially cause impact via malicious archive files, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-6536?
CVE-2008-6536 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in 7-zip before 4.5.7 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats (c10).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6536?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 7-Zip 7-Zip.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6536?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-6536 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6536 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2025-0411 7-Zip Mark of the Web Bypass
- CVE-2026-48095 GHSL-2026-140_7-Zip: 7-Zip has a heap buffer overflow via NTFS compressed stream buffer under-allocation
- CVE-2018-10172 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2016-2335 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2024-11477 7-Zip Zstandard Decompression Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6536, GHSA-wg3g-qv7x-pwxf.