The inflateMark function in inflate.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving left shifts of negative integers.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1725-1 | rsync security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2085-1 | zlib security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-10642 | The inflateMark function in inflate.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving left shifts of negative integers. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4246-1 | zlib vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4292-1 | rsync vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Weaknesses | CWE-1335 | |
| Metrics |
ssvc
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Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Zlib
Zlib zlib |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
cpe:2.3:a:zlib:zlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |
| Vendors & Products |
Gnu
Gnu zlib |
Zlib
Zlib zlib |
Projects
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microfocus
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-04T16:36:07.397Z
Reserved: 2016-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-9842
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.495Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-05-23T04:29:01.837
Modified: 2025-12-04T17:15:51.660
Link: CVE-2016-9842
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN