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CVE-2016-9842

Published: May 23, 2017 | Modified: Dec 04, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
8.8 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9842
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ZlibZlib1.2.3.4 (including)1.2.9 (excluding)
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatjava-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.151-1jpp.1.el6*
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatjava-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.161-1jpp.3.el6*
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.171-1jpp.4.el6*
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatjava-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.151-1jpp.5.el7*
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatjava-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.161-1jpp.4.el7*
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.171-1jpp.4.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el6_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.2.el6_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.45-1jpp.1.el6_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3*
Red Hat Satellite 5.8RedHatjava-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9*
Red Hat Satellite 5.8 ELSRedHatjava-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.1.el6_9*
KlibcUbuntuoracular*
RsyncUbuntubionic*
RsyncUbuntudevel*
RsyncUbuntudisco*
RsyncUbuntueoan*
RsyncUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
RsyncUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
RsyncUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
RsyncUbuntufocal*
RsyncUbuntugroovy*
RsyncUbuntuhirsute*
RsyncUbuntuimpish*
RsyncUbuntujammy*
RsyncUbuntukinetic*
RsyncUbuntulunar*
RsyncUbuntumantic*
RsyncUbuntunoble*
RsyncUbuntuoracular*
RsyncUbuntuplucky*
RsyncUbuntuquesting*
RsyncUbuntuxenial*
ZlibUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
ZlibUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
ZlibUbuntuprecise*
ZlibUbuntuprecise/esm*
ZlibUbuntutrusty*
ZlibUbuntutrusty/esm*
ZlibUbuntuupstream*
ZlibUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
ZlibUbuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*
ZlibUbuntuxenial*
ZlibUbuntuyakkety*
ZlibUbuntuzesty*
ZsyncUbuntufocal*
ZsyncUbuntuoracular*
ZsyncUbuntuplucky*

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