Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-6782.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-6782
Upstream
Published
2016-11-12T02:59:04Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:21:17.161063Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2016-9296 affecting package p7zip for versions less than 16.02-22
Details

A null pointer dereference bug affects the 16.02 and many old versions of p7zip. A lack of null pointer check for the variable folders.PackPositions in function CInArchive::ReadAndDecodePackedStreams in CPP/7zip/Archive/7z/7zIn.cpp, as used in the 7z.so library and in 7z applications, will cause a crash and a denial of service when decoding malformed 7z files.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / p7zip

Package

Name
p7zip
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/p7zip

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
16.02-22

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-6782.json"