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CVE-2016-9844

Date: January 18, 2017

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.

Severity Score

Related Resources (10)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1643750
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/13
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9844
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9844
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/19
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94728
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9844
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9844
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/20
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-9844

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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