Numeric Errors Affecting zlib package, versions <1:1.2.8.dfsg-3
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1.52% (88th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-ZLIB-514969
- published 23 May 2017
- disclosed 23 May 2017
Introduced: 23 May 2017
CVE-2016-9840 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 zlib to version 1:1.2.8.dfsg-3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zlib package and not the zlib package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9840
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113
- https://support.apple.com/HT208115
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9840
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-54
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-56
- https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/6a043145ca6e9c55184013841a67b2fef87e44c0
- https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf
- https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#zlib
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00030.html
- 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.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402345
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95131
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4246-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4292-1/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9840
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