CVE-2026-55206 PUBLISHED

py7zr: O(n^2) algorithmic complexity DoS in PackInfo._read()

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 16.06.2026 Published: 08.07.2026 Updated: 09.07.2026

py7zr is a Python-based library and utility to support 7zip archive compression, decompression, encryption and decryption. Prior to 1.1.3, PackInfo._read() in archiveinfo.py used an O(n^2) cumulative sum pattern for attacker-controlled numstreams values parsed from archive headers, allowing a crafted .7z archive to cause excessive CPU consumption during SevenZipFile.init() before extraction. This issue is fixed in version 1.1.3.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor miurahr
Product py7zr
Versions
  • Version < 1.1.3 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity CWE