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CVE-2016-9841

Published: May 23, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
7.5%
Top 6.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

inffast.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

zlibzlib
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
leapopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
zliboss-projectOSS Librariesaka pigz
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
and 40 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00127.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00050.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00053.html
lists.opensuse.org
and 105 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 23, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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