CVE-2016-9840
zlib - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 9.8%
Description
inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
How to fix CVE-2016-9840
To remediate CVE-2016-9840, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/perl—upgrade to 5.24.3-r1 or later
- Alpine/zlib—upgrade to 1.2.11-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 3.1.3-6 or later
- —upgrade to 3.1.1-3+deb8u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1:1.2.8.dfsg-3 or later
- —upgrade to 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-9840 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 9.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (6)
- from 0, < 5.24.3-r1
- from 0, < 1.2.11-r0
- from 0, < 3.1.3-6
- from 0, < 3.1.1-3+deb8u2
- from 0, < 1:1.2.8.dfsg-3
- from 0, < 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |