CVE-2016-9840

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Description

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

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=1402345

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/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf

https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#zlib

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-05-23

Updated: 2020-07-28

Type: CWE-189

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 2.8

Severity: HIGH

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:zlib:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

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IDNameProductFamilySeverity
139639FreeBSD : net/rsync -- multiple zlib issues (085399ab-dfd7-11ea-96e4-80ee73bc7b66)NessusFreeBSD Local Security Checks
critical
139117GLSA-202007-54 : rsync: Multiple vulnerabilitiesNessusGentoo Local Security Checks
critical
137960EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.6.0 : zlib (EulerOS-SA-2020-1741)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
high
136259EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : zlib (EulerOS-SA-2020-1556)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
high
134039Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : rsync vulnerabilities (USN-4292-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
133323Debian DLA-2085-1 : zlib security updateNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
133204Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : zlib vulnerabilities (USN-4246-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
132371EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : zlib (EulerOS-SA-2019-2704)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
critical
700542Apple iOS < 11.0.1 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorMobile Devices
critical
700511macOS < 10.13 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorOperating System Detection
critical
123744EulerOS Virtualization 2.5.3 : zlib (EulerOS-SA-2019-1276)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
critical
123019Debian DLA-1725-1 : rsync security updateNessusDebian Local Security Checks
critical
119998SUSE SLES12 Security Update : java-1_6_0-ibm (SUSE-SU-2017:1389-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
105714openSUSE Security Update : java-1_7_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2018-14)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
105538SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : java-1_7_0-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2018:0005-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
105267RHEL 6 : Satellite Server (RHSA-2017:3453)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
104531SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2017:2989-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
104527openSUSE Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2017-1269)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
104140RHEL 6 / 7 : java-1.6.0-sun (RHSA-2017:3047)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
104139RHEL 6 / 7 : java-1.7.0-oracle (RHSA-2017:3046)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
104116RHEL 6 / 7 : java-1.8.0-oracle (RHSA-2017:2999)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
103598macOS < 10.13 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusMacOS X Local Security Checks
critical
103420Apple iOS < 11 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusMobile Devices
critical
103189AIX Java Advisory : java_apr2017_advisory.asc (April 2017 CPU)NessusAIX Local Security Checks
high
102019IBM BigFix Platform 9.1.x < 9.1.1328.0 / 9.2.x < 9.2.11.19 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWeb Servers
critical
100540SUSE SLES11 Security Update : java-1_6_0-ibm (SUSE-SU-2017:1444-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
100378SUSE SLES11 Security Update : java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE-SU-2017:1387-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
100377SUSE SLES12 Security Update : java-1_8_0-ibm (SUSE-SU-2017:1386-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
100376SUSE SLES12 Security Update : java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE-SU-2017:1385-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
100375SUSE SLES11 Security Update : java-1_7_0-ibm (SUSE-SU-2017:1384-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
100119RHEL 6 : java-1.6.0-ibm (RHSA-2017:1222)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
100118RHEL 6 / 7 : java-1.7.1-ibm (RHSA-2017:1221)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
100117RHEL 6 / 7 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2017:1220)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
96691GLSA-201701-56 : zlib: Multiple vulnerabilitiesNessusGentoo Local Security Checks
critical
96377openSUSE Security Update : zlib (openSUSE-2017-47)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
96376openSUSE Security Update : zlib (openSUSE-2017-46)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
96266SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : zlib (SUSE-SU-2017:0004-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
96265SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : zlib (SUSE-SU-2017:0003-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
96077SUSE SLES11 Security Update : zlib (SUSE-SU-2016:3209-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
95975openSUSE Security Update : zlib (openSUSE-2016-1499)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical