Numeric Errors Affecting java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc package, versions <1:1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA171IBMJDBC-4671132
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Sept 2016

Introduced: 6 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-9842  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc to version 1:1.7.1.4.5-1jpp.1.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1221.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc package and not the java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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