CVE-2016-9844 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a buffer overflow in Info-Zip UnZip by using a large compression method value.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9844?
CVE-2016-9844 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the zi_short function in zipinfo.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large compression method value in the central directory file header.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9844?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Unzip Project Unzip.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9844?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-9844 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9844 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-9844, AZL-35338, AZL-6940, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9844, GHSA-r3pw-cm89-hq37, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9844.