CVE-2016-9842

HIGH

zlib 1.2.8 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (30)

Core 30
Core References
Mailing List, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95131
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00050.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-56
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1222
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00053.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00127.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00030.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4292-1/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208144
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208113
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208112
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208115
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402348
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-54
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4246-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.1213
EPSS Percentile 93.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-1335
Status published
Products (30)
apple/iphone_os < 11
apple/mac_os_x 10.0.0 - 10.13.0
apple/tvos < 11.0
apple/watchos < 4
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
nodejs/node.js 4.0.0 - 4.1.2
nodejs/node.js 4.2.0 - 4.8.2
opensuse/leap 42.1
... and 20 more
Published May 23, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026