CVE-2016-9296

A null pointer dereference bug affects the 16.02 and many old versions of p7zip. A lack of null pointer check for the variable folders.PackPositions in function CInArchive::ReadAndDecodePackedStreams in CPP/7zip/Archive/7z/7zIn.cpp, as used in the 7z.so library and in 7z applications, will cause a crash and a denial of service when decoding malformed 7z files.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/ Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:p7zip:16.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2016-11-12 02:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01


NVD link : CVE-2016-9296

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9296

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9296


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Products Affected

7-zip

  • p7zip
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference