High severity · published May 23, 2017
CVE-2016-9842
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
8.8
CVSS
5.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS 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 interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.2% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 11 · source: NVD
MY
MySQL · Oracle
5.5.0 through 5.5.61; 5.6.0 through 5.6.41; 5.7.0 through 5.7.23; 8.0.0 through 8.0.12 · source: NVD
DS
Database Server · Oracle
18c · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
7.4; 7.5 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
JD
Jdk · Oracle
1.6.0; 1.7.0; 1.8.0 · source: NVD
JR
Jre · Oracle
1.6.0; 1.7.0; 1.8.0 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1; 42.2 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.0.0 before 10.13.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9842
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9842
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00127.html
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00050.html
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00053.html
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
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