7-Zip Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerability

7-Zip for Windows is a set of free, open source compression/decompression software for Windows-based platforms. A security vulnerability exists in 7-Zip 18.01 and earlier versions for Windows-based platforms, which originates when the program implements the 'Larger Memory Pages' option by calling...

CVE-2018-10172

7-Zip through 18.01 on Windows implements the "Large memory pages" option by calling the LsaAddAccountRights function to add the SeLockMemoryPrivilege privilege to the user's account, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using this privilege in the context...

PT-2018-1287 · Igor Pavlov · 7-Zip

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: 7-Zip versions prior to 18.02 Description: The issue is related to the implementation of the "Large memory pages" option in 7-Zip, which uses the LsaAddAccountRights function to add the SeLockMemoryPrivilege privilege to the user's account...