CVE-2016-9843

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    CVE-2016-9843

    Published: 23 May 2017Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The crc32_big function in crc32.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving big-endian CRC calculation.

    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.securityfocus.com/bid/95131, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00030.html, 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/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#zlib, https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html, 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-56, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-54, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181018-0002/, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402351, https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/d1d577490c15a0c6862473d7576352a9f18ef811

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 7c2a874e50b871d04fbd19501f7b42cff55e5abc

    Affected versions

    v1.2.8
    v1.2.7.3
    v1.2.7.2
    v1.2.7.1
    v1.2.7
    v1.2.6.1
    v1.2.6
    v1.2.5.3
    v1.2.5.2
    v1.2.5.1
    v1.2.5
    v1.2.4.5
    v1.2.4.4
    v1.2.4.3
    v1.2.4.2
    v1.2.4.1
    v1.2.4
    v1.2.4-pre2
    v1.2.4-pre1
    v1.2.3.9
    v1.2.3.8
    v1.2.3.7
    v1.2.3.6
    v1.2.3.5
    v1.2.3.4
    v1.2.3.3
    v1.2.3.2
    v1.2.3.1
    v1.2.3
    v1.2.2.4
    v1.2.2.3
    v1.2.2.2
    v1.2.2.1
    v1.2.2
    v1.2.1.2
    v1.2.1.1
    v1.2.1
    v1.2.0.8
    v1.2.0.7
    v1.2.0.6
    v1.2.0.5
    v1.2.0.4
    v1.2.0.3
    v1.2.0.2
    v1.2.0.1
    v1.2.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High