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CVE-2016-9842

Published: May 23, 2017Updated: Jul 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafNVD-CWE-noinfo
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.2%
Top 8.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-1335

Affected Products

Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
Database ServerOn-premDatabase
Databases / relational
Java SELibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Java SE EmbeddedLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
MySQL ServerOn-premDatabase
Databases / relational
database serverOn-premDatabase
Databases / relational
jdkDev Tool
OSS Libraries / generic-library
IBM Corp.
commercial·USaka ibm corporation, ibm
IBM ViosOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
IBM JavaMixed
Databases / relational
IBM iOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
IBM AixOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
Apple Inc.
commercial·USaka apple, apple computer
MacOSOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
iOSEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
watchOSEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
tvOSEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
openSUSEOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
satelliteOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
leapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047
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