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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9840
inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
rsync
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.3-6"}]}]
Debian:13
rsync
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.3-6"}]}]
Debian:14
rsync
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.3-6"}]}]
Debian:12
zlib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.2.8.dfsg-3"}]}]
Debian:13
zlib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.2.8.dfsg-3"}]}]
Debian:14
zlib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.2.8.dfsg-3"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org