BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 days agoWide-ranging 7-zip vulnerability with 8.8 CVE rating allows for code execution — hundreds of millions of machines potentially at riskwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkWide-ranging 7-zip vulnerability with 8.8 CVE rating allows for code execution — hundreds of millions of machines potentially at riskwww.tomshardware.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square17linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAeronMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·11 days agoThat’s exactly why I asked for clarification. Is this an issue with their executable or is it their compression code? I use Keka for macOS, which uses 7zip’s code for handling .7z archives. So I should probably hope for a quick update from them.
minus-square4am@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·11 days agoYou asked if it was the application or the file format. Sounds like neither, it’s the compression library.
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 days agoIt’s both - library and apps that use it.
That’s exactly why I asked for clarification. Is this an issue with their executable or is it their compression code?
I use Keka for macOS, which uses 7zip’s code for handling .7z archives. So I should probably hope for a quick update from them.
You asked if it was the application or the file format.
Sounds like neither, it’s the compression library.
It’s both - library and apps that use it.