JVN#86200862: Self-Extracting Archives created by 7-ZIP32.DLL may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

7-ZIP32.DLL is an open source library for compressing and decompressing 7z and zip format files. It can also create self-extracting archive files.
Self-extracting archive files created by 7-ZIP32.DLL contain an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries (CWE-427).

Impact

Arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking a vulnerable self-extracting archive file.

Solution

Use the Latest Library to Recreate Self-Extracting Archive files
Use the latest version according to the information provided by the developer, and recreate self-extracting archive files.

Products Affected

• Self-extracting archive files created by 7-ZIP32.DLL ver9.22.00.01 and earlier