CVE-2016-9842
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
macOS Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 11 |
Red Hat Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | Affected | — |
| 7.4 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 42.2 | Affected | — |
| 42.1 | Affected | — |
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 18.04 | Affected | — |
| 16.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.1.3-6 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.1.3-6 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.1.3-6 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.1.3-6 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.1.3-6 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| zlib | zlib | {"startIncluding":"1.2.3.4","endExcluding":"1.2.9"} | 1.2.9 |
| oracle | database_server | 18c | |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | |
| oracle | jdk | 1.8.0 | |
| oracle | jre | 1.6.0 | |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | |
| oracle | jre | 1.8.0 | |
| oracle | mysql | {"startIncluding":"5.5.0","endIncluding":"5.5.61"} | |
| redhat | satellite | 5.8 | |
| nodejs | node.js | {"startIncluding":"4.0.0","endIncluding":"4.1.2"} | |
| oracle | mysql | {"startIncluding":"5.6.0","endIncluding":"5.6.41"} | |
| oracle | mysql | {"startIncluding":"5.7.0","endIncluding":"5.7.23"} | |
| oracle | mysql | {"startIncluding":"8.0.0","endIncluding":"8.0.12"} | |
References
- 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=1402348
- https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/e54e1299404101a5a9d0cf5e45512b543967f958
- 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
CWEs
CWE-1335
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