CVE-2016-9842
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9842
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9842.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-9842
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-05-23T04:29:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-01T15:55:43.898117Z
- Severity
-
- 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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
-
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95131
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1222
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00030.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-56
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-54
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113
- https://support.apple.com/HT208115
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4246-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4292-1/
- https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#zlib
- https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402348
- https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/e54e1299404101a5a9d0cf5e45512b543967f958
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00127.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00053.html
Affected packages
Git / github.com/katello/katello
Git / github.com/madler/zlib
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/madler/zlib
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixed
Affected versions
v0.*
v0.71
v0.79
v0.8
v0.9
v0.91
v0.92
v0.93
v0.94
v0.95
v0.99
v1.*
v1.0-pre
v1.0.1
v1.0.2
v1.0.4
v1.0.5
v1.0.7
v1.0.8
v1.0.9
v1.1.0
v1.1.1
v1.1.2
v1.1.3
v1.1.4
v1.2.0
v1.2.0.1
v1.2.0.2
v1.2.0.3
v1.2.0.4
v1.2.0.5
v1.2.0.6
v1.2.0.7
v1.2.0.8
v1.2.1
v1.2.1.1
v1.2.1.2
v1.2.2
v1.2.2.1
v1.2.2.2
v1.2.2.3
v1.2.2.4
v1.2.3
v1.2.3.1
v1.2.3.2
v1.2.3.3
v1.2.3.4
v1.2.3.5
v1.2.3.6
v1.2.3.7
v1.2.3.8
v1.2.3.9
v1.2.4
v1.2.4-pre1
v1.2.4-pre2
v1.2.4.1
v1.2.4.2
v1.2.4.3
v1.2.4.4
v1.2.4.5
v1.2.5
v1.2.5.1
v1.2.5.2
v1.2.5.3
v1.2.6
v1.2.6.1
v1.2.7
v1.2.7.1
v1.2.7.2
v1.2.7.3
v1.2.8
Database specific
vanir_signatures
[
{
"id": "CVE-2016-9842-3b57fccc",
"deprecated": false,
"signature_version": "v1",
"signature_type": "Line",
"digest": {
"line_hashes": [
"197951099598945818012665496059597381937",
"218058564149337140627069730938953305528",
"35461147203123204953544851692249115489",
"21791617784595784373422247518836318906",
"72931159308314729243247753659745241410",
"146904977187427878309415323339916421278"
],
"threshold": 0.9
},
"target": {
"file": "inflate.c"
},
"source": "https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/e54e1299404101a5a9d0cf5e45512b543967f958"
}
]