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CVE-2016-9296
Published: Nov 12, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
94294
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference
x_refsource_MISC
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