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Numeric Errors Affecting zlib package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.35% (86th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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Red Hat
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-ZLIB-284705
  • published 23 May 2017
  • disclosed 23 May 2017
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Introduced: 23 May 2017

CVE-2016-9840 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-189 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 zlib.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream zlib package and not the zlib package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

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