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CVE-2016-9840 Detail

Description

inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.


Metrics

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  8.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00127.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00127.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00050.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00050.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00053.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00053.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95131 Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95131 Broken Link 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 Broken Link 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 Broken Link 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1222 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1222 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402345 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402345 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/6a043145ca6e9c55184013841a67b2fef87e44c0 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/6a043145ca6e9c55184013841a67b2fef87e44c0 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00030.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00030.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-56 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-56 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-54 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-54 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT208112 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT208112 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT208113 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT208113 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT208115 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT208115 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT208144 Third Party Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT208144 Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4246-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4246-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4292-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4292-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#zlib Third Party Advisory 
https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#zlib Third Party Advisory 
https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf Broken Link 
https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf Broken Link 
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:boost:boost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (excluding)
1.78.0

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:zlib:zlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
1.2.0.6
Up to (excluding)
1.2.9

Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 4 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 5 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 6 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update151:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update144:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update151:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update144:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
5.5.0
Up to (including)
5.5.61
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
5.6.0
Up to (including)
5.6.41
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
5.7.0
Up to (including)
5.7.23
 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
8.0.0
Up to (including)
8.0.12

Configuration 7 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 8 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (excluding)
11
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
10.0.0
Up to (excluding)
10.13.0
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (excluding)
11.0
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (excluding)
4

Configuration 9 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
4.0.0
Up to (including)
4.1.2
 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
4.2.0
Up to (excluding)
4.8.2
 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
6.0.0
Up to (including)
6.8.1
 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
6.9.0
Up to (excluding)
6.10.2
 cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
7.0.0
Up to (excluding)
7.6.0

Denotes Vulnerable Software
Are we missing a CPE here? Please let us know.

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9840
NVD Published Date:
05/23/2017
NVD Last Modified:
03/28/2025
Source:
OpenText