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vulnerabilityCVE-2016-9296
Name
CVE-2016-9296
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
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.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
p7zip
Exploitable

Vulnerability Ratings#


7.5
other
5
CVSSv2

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
17.06
Not Affected
buildroot
master
17.06
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
16.02
Exploitable