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CVE-2016-9844

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.

Published

2017-01-18T17:59:01.373

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	unzip_project	unzip	6.0	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/19 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/20 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94728 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1643750 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/19 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/20 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94728 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1643750 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)