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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-11-12T02:19:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:11.265Z

Reserved: 2016-11-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9296

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-11-12T02:59:04.650

Modified: 2016-11-29T18:03:06.753

Link: CVE-2016-9296

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