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CVE-2016-9840

Published: 23 May 2017

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

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
since 3.1.3-7, rsync builds with the system zlib

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
zlib
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
artful Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
disco Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
focal Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (1.2.9)
xenial
Released (1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4.3)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/6a043145ca6e9c55184013841a67b2fef87e44c0
rsync
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish
Released (3.1.3-6)
groovy
Released (3.1.3-6)
jammy
Released (3.1.3-6)
hirsute
Released (3.1.3-6)
bionic
Released (3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.1)
disco
Released (3.1.3-6)
eoan
Released (3.1.3-6)
focal
Released (3.1.3-6)
kinetic
Released (3.1.3-6)
lunar
Released (3.1.3-6)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3)
mantic
Released (3.1.3-6)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H