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Numeric Errors Affecting zlib package, versions <1:1.2.8.dfsg-4

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.16% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-ZLIB-523288
  • published 23 May 2017
  • disclosed 23 May 2017
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Introduced: 23 May 2017

CVE-2016-9841 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-189 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 zlib to version 1:1.2.8.dfsg-4 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.

inffast.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.

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CVSS Scores

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NVD

Recommended
9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High