CVE-2016-9841 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2016-9841

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

Vulnerability Description

inffast.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

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

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, active iq unified manager, cloud backup, e-series santricity management, e-series santricity os controller, e-series santricity storage manager, e-series santricity web services, oncommand balance, oncommand insight, oncommand performance manager, oncommand shift, oncommand unified manager, oncommand workflow automation, snapmanager, solidfire, steelstore cloud integrated storage, storage replication adapter for clustered data ontap, symantec netbackup, vasa provider for clustered data ontap, virtual storage console, hci storage node, node.js
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.0, 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, 0, 10.0.0, 7.3, 9.5, 11.0.0, 7.2, 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:N/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.