CVE-2016-9840 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-9840

inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have...

Vulnerability Description

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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

boost, zlib, leap, opensuse, debian linux, ubuntu linux, database server, jdk, jre, mysql, satellite, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation, iphone os, mac os x, tvos, watchos, node.js
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.2.0.6, 42.1, 42.2, 13.2, 8.0, 16.04, 18.04, 18c, 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 5.5.0, 5.6.0, 5.7.0, 8.0.0, 5.8, 6.0, 7.0, 7.4, 7.5, 10.0.0, 4.0.0, 4.2.0, 6.0.0, 6.9.0, 7.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 23rd, 2017
Last Modified: July 14th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.