Update your 7-Zip

[DJQuad]

Not the biggest deal from a security standpoint as it's very tricky to exploit, but to be safe everyone should update their version of 7-zip (7z) to at least version 16.0 and recompress all 7z files with the patched version. 

 

http://www.zdnet.com/article/severe-7-zip-vulnerabilities-cause-top-security-software-tools-patch-panic/

 

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2016/05/12/7-zip-vulnerabilities/1

 

http://betanews.com/2016/05/16/7-zip-major-vulnerabilities/

 

This is one bad side effect from open source. When something is popular the bad guys pour through the code for ways to exploit it.

[Metalzoic]

I don't think I use a single file that is kept 7zipped. Should I update the program itself or does that part really matter?

[DJQuad]

7z is one of the most popular formats for compressing roms and such. That's the "preferred" compression format for most packs, some media, etc.

 

Open Windows Explorer and do a search for *.7z .. I personally use zip or rar to compress stuff, but those that use or even have .7z files on their hard drives really should update to be safe. 

[Metalzoic]

Yeah. I have the program, I just don't use files in 7z format although now that you mention it I'm sure I probably have media packs that came that way. Easier to just delete them though.

Thanks for the heads up.