CVE-2016-9841

zlib: Out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inffast.c

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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

inffast.c en zlib 1.2.8 puede permitir que atacantes dependientes del contexto causen un impacto no especificado aprovechando una aritmética de puntero incorrecta..

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-12-05 CVE Reserved
2017-01-23 CVE Published
2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (34)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95131	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039596	Vdb Entry
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/9aaec95e82117c1cb0f9624264c3618fc380cecb	X_refsource_confirm
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00030.html	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171019-0001	X_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208112	X_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208113	X_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208115	X_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208144	X_refsource_confirm
https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#zlib	X_refsource_misc
https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf	X_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00127.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00050.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00053.html	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1222	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453	2023-11-07
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402346	2017-12-13
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-56	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-54	2023-11-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4246-1	2023-11-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4292-1	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9841	2017-12-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Zlib Search vendor "Zlib"		Zlib Search vendor "Zlib" for product "Zlib"				>= 1.2.0 < 1.2.9 Search vendor "Zlib" for product "Zlib" and version " >= 1.2.0 < 1.2.9"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				42.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "42.1"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				42.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "42.2"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				13.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04"		esm		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04"		lts		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Database Server Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Database Server"				18c Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Database Server" and version "18c"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "1.6.0"		update161		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk"				1.7.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "1.7.0"		update151		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jdk Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk"				1.8.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jdk" and version "1.8.0"		update144		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jre Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" and version "1.6.0"		update161		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jre Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre"				1.7.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" and version "1.7.0"		update151		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Jre Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre"				1.8.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Jre" and version "1.8.0"		update144		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				>= 5.5.0 <= 5.5.61 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version " >= 5.5.0 <= 5.5.61"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				>= 5.6.0 <= 5.6.41 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version " >= 5.6.0 <= 5.6.41"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				>= 5.7.0 <= 5.7.23 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version " >= 5.7.0 <= 5.7.23"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Mysql Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql"				>= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.12 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Mysql" and version " >= 8.0.0 <= 8.0.12"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Satellite Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Satellite"				5.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Satellite" and version "5.8"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "7.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 11 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 11"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				>= 10.0.0 < 10.13.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " >= 10.0.0 < 10.13.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 11.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 11.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				< 4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 4"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager"				>= 7.3 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager" and version " >= 7.3"		windows		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager"				>= 9.5 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager" and version " >= 9.5"		vmware_vsphere		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Cloud Backup Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Cloud Backup"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		E-series Santricity Management Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Management"				-		vmware_sra		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		E-series Santricity Management Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Management"				-		vmware_vasa		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		E-series Santricity Management Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Management"				-		vmware_vcenter		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		E-series Santricity Os Controller Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Os Controller"				>= 11.0.0 <= 11.70.1 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Os Controller" and version " >= 11.0.0 <= 11.70.1"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		E-series Santricity Storage Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Storage Manager"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		E-series Santricity Web Services Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Web Services"				-		web_services_proxy		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Balance Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Balance"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Insight Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Insight"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Performance Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Performance Manager"				-		vmware_vsphere		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Shift Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Shift"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Unified Manager"				<= 7.1 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Unified Manager" and version " <= 7.1"		vsphere		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Unified Manager"				<= 7.1 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Unified Manager" and version " <= 7.1"		windows		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Unified Manager"				-		7-mode		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Oncommand Workflow Automation Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Workflow Automation"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Snapmanager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snapmanager"				-		oracle		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Snapmanager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snapmanager"				-		sap		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Solidfire Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Solidfire"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Storage Replication Adapter For Clustered Data Ontap Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Storage Replication Adapter For Clustered Data Ontap"				-		vmware_vsphere		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Symantec Netbackup Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Symantec Netbackup"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Vasa Provider For Clustered Data Ontap Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Vasa Provider For Clustered Data Ontap"				>= 7.2 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Vasa Provider For Clustered Data Ontap" and version " >= 7.2"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Virtual Storage Console Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Virtual Storage Console"				-		vmware_vsphere		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Hci Storage Node Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Hci Storage Node"				-		-		Affected
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 4.0.0 <= 4.1.2 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 4.0.0 <= 4.1.2"		-		Affected
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 4.2.0 < 4.8.2 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 4.2.0 < 4.8.2"		lts		Affected
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 6.0.0 <= 6.8.1 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 6.0.0 <= 6.8.1"		-		Affected
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 6.9.0 < 6.10.2 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 6.9.0 < 6.10.2"		lts		Affected
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 7.0.0 < 7.6.0 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 7.0.0 < 7.6.0"		-		Affected