CVE-2016-9296
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
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ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294
- https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/
- https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294
- https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/
- https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference
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