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CVE-2016-9840

HIGH
8.8CVSS
Published: 2017-05-23
Updated: 2025-04-20
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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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
required
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor
BOOST
Published
5/23/2017
Last Modified
4/20/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

boost : boostzlib : zlibopensuse : leapopensuse : leapopensuse : opensusedebian : debian_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxoracle : database_serveroracle : jdkoracle : jdkoracle : jdkoracle : jreoracle : jreoracle : jreoracle : mysqloracle : mysqloracle : mysqloracle : mysqlredhat : satelliteredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationredhat : enterprise_linux_workstationapple : iphone_osapple : mac_os_xapple : tvosapple : watchosnodejs : node.jsnodejs : node.jsnodejs : node.jsnodejs : node.jsnodejs : node.js

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