CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9296

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A null pointer dereference bug affects version 16.02 and many old versions of p7zip. A lack of null pointer check for the variable folders.PackPositions in the function CInArchive::ReadAndDecodePackedStreams leads to crashes and denial of service when decoding malformed 7z files.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may experience application crashes and denial of service, leading to downtime in systems using p7zip.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of p7zip to eliminate this vulnerability and minimize the risk of crashes.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS