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CVE-2016-9296
high 7.5
A null pointer dereference bug affects the 16.02 and many old versions of p7zip. A lack of null pointer check for the variable folders.PackPositions in function CInArchive::ReadAndDecodePackedStreams in CPP/7zip/Archive/7z/7zIn.cpp, as used in the 7z.so library and in 7z applications, will cause a crash and a denial of service when decoding malformed 7z files.
Details
- Status
- Modified
- Published
- Last changed
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- Weakness
- CWE-476
Severity
| Version | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | high 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
nvd@nist.govPrimary |
| CVSS 2.0 | medium 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
nvd@nist.govPrimary |
Affected products
Vendor and product from the NVD’s CPE applicability statements. Versions and conditions are on the NVD’s page.
- 7-zip · p7zip
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereferenceIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereferenceIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/ExploitThird Party Advisory