UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9843
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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9843
Published: 23 May 2017Last Modified: 20 May 2026
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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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9843, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4246-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4292-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9843, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7959-1
Affected packages
Package
Name: klibc
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/klibc?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -2.0.3-0ubuntu1.14.04.3+esm4
Affected versions
2.0.1-3.1ubuntu2
2.0.2-1ubuntu1
2.0.2-1ubuntu2
2.0.3-0ubuntu1
2.0.3-0ubuntu1.14.04.1
2.0.3-0ubuntu1.14.04.2
2.0.3-0ubuntu1.14.04.3
2.0.3-0ubuntu1.14.04.3+esm2
2.0.3-0ubuntu1.14.04.3+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
