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CVE-2008-6536

Unspecified vulnerability in 7-zip before 4.5.7 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, as...

10.0 HighFix available

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).

Exploit likelihood

2.81%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

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).

Record
CVE-2008-6536
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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).

Record
CVE-2008-6536
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6503 No score

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).

Record
EUVD-2008-6503
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wg3g-qv7x-pwxf No score

Unspecified vulnerability in 7-zip before 4.5.7 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, as...

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).

Record
GHSA-wg3g-qv7x-pwxf
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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).

Record
CVE-2008-6536
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-6536 No score

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).

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6536
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
p7zip
Debian:12
before 4.57~dfsg.1-1
4.57~dfsg.1-1
p7zip
Debian:13
before 4.57~dfsg.1-1
4.57~dfsg.1-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-6536 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in 7-zip, published March 30, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.81%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in p7zip 4.57~dfsg.1-1.

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