CVE-2016-9840
High
CVE-2016-9840
inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
Exploit probability
4.8%
Published
May 23, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 7, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
125 explicit affected versions
239 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-9840
View original source
inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
Open Source Vulnerabilities
PSF-2017-2
View original source
inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- 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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21
- 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402345
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-470355.html
- https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/6a043145ca6e9c55184013841a67b2fef87e44c0
- 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
- https://bugs.python.org/issue29169