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CVE-2016-9844

Buffer overflow in the zi_short function in zipinfo.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of

Buffer overflow in the zi_short function in zipinfo.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large compression method value in the central directory file header.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4 EPSS 0.09788
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

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unzip project unzipall versions
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productlowSteganography Unzip Hidden Information From Picture File
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MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
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Unchanged Changed
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None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD18 Jan 2017 · 05:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11485-1
usnUSN-4672-1
msrcCVE-2016-9844
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:2978-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:0639-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/13Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/19Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/20Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94728Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1643750Issue Tracking
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