7-Zip vulnerabilities

[ky331]

7-Zip is an open-source Windows utility that allows a user to manipulate archives for extremely high compression... multiple vendors including FireEye, Malwarebytes, and Comodo have integrated 7-Zip's libraries and components into their anti-virus products,

Two recently announced 7-Zip flaws can affect anti-virus products and security devices... Users should update their vulnerable versions to the latest 7-Zip version,16.00, ASAP.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/2016/05/anti-virus-products-security-devices-affected-7-zip-flaws/

[satrow]

PeaZip have already updated their 7z backend. http://www.peazip.org/changelog.html

Apart from the security software, there is also a lot of imaging/backup software that might use 7z.