CVE-2016-9842
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- May 23, 2017
- Updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 5, 2016
Description
The inflateMark function in inflate.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving left shifts of negative integers.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-1335 Incorrect Bitwise Shift of Integer
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- RHSA-2017:1221vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:1220vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:3047vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20161205 Re: CVE Request: zlib security issues found during auditmailing-list
- 95131vdb-entry
- RHSA-2017:3046vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2017:0077vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201701-56vendor-advisory
- 1039427vdb-entry
- RHSA-2017:1222vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2017:0080vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:3453vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:3202vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:2999vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190324 [SECURITY] [DLA 1725-1] rsync security updatemailing-list
- USN-4246-1vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200129 [SECURITY] [DLA 2085-1] zlib security updatemailing-list
- USN-4292-1vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144
- https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#zlib
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112
- https://support.apple.com/HT208115
- https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402348
- https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/e54e1299404101a5a9d0cf5e45512b543967f958
- GLSA-202007-54vendor-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-470355.html
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