CVE-2016-9843

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NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9843

CGA ID

CGA-gmp9-xrph-w4g6

Severity

9.8

Critical

CVSS V3

Description

The crc32_big function in crc32.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving big-endian CRC calculation.

References

https://images.chainguard.dev/security/CGA-gmp9-xrph-w4g6
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q27x-567x-5347
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1222
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-56
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-54
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181018-0002/
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/d1d577490c15a0c6862473d7576352a9f18ef811
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402351
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00127.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00050.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00053.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95131
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041888
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00030.html
https://support.apple.com/HT208112
https://support.apple.com/HT208113
https://support.apple.com/HT208115
https://support.apple.com/HT208144
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4246-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4292-1/
https://wiki.mozilla.org/MOSS/Secure_Open_Source/Completed#zlib
https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-9843
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9843

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