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p7zip: vulnerability history, versions and safety

p7zip is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 12 vulnerabilities for it across 2 releases, from Mar 2009 to Aug 2023. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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12 vulnerabilities recorded U12
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2 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on p7zip i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 2 of the 12 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 12 vulnerabilities on record across 14 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 2 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 12 over 14 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 22 Aug 2023 i
  • Highest CVSS 8.8 i
  • With no published fix 2 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for p7zip, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

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Version Vulert vulnerabilities Fix published Details
16.02+dfsg-8 U2 No Details →
16.02+transitional.1 U2 No Details →

Newest 2 of 2 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2009 2
  • 2015 2
  • 2016 5
  • 2018 1
  • 2023 2

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 12 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for p7zip

The 5 most severe of 12 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Critical Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in p7zip 8.8 high 15.14.1+dfsg-2 07 Jun 2016
Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in p7zip 7.8 high No fix published 22 Aug 2023
Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in p7zip: Remote Code Execution Risk 7.8 high 15.14.1+dfsg-2 13 Dec 2016
Denial of Service and Code Execution Vulnerability in p7zip N/A unrated 15.14.1+dfsg-2 07 Jun 2016
Symlink Vulnerability in p7zip: Remote File Write Risk N/A unrated 9.20.1~dfsg.1-4.2 21 Jan 2015

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About p7zip

Is p7zip safe to use?

Vulert records 12 vulnerabilities for p7zip in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 12 not yet rated. 2 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does p7zip have?

12 vulnerabilities are recorded for p7zip in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 12 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new p7zip vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for p7zip in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 30 Mar 2009. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of p7zip are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor p7zip for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the p7zip version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.