UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9842

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9842

    Published: 23 May 2017Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-9842

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9842, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/10, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4246-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4292-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9842

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: zlib

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/zlib?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1:1.2.8.dfsg-1ubuntu1
    1:1.2.8.dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
    1:1.2.8.dfsg-1ubuntu1.1+esm1
    1:1.2.8.dfsg-1ubuntu1.1+esm2
    1:1.2.8.dfsg-1ubuntu1.1+esm3

    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
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