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CVE-2016-9843

The crc32_big function in crc32.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving big-endian CRC calculation.

Score
9.8 critical
Published
2017-05-23
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
devel/linux-c7-zlib-devellinux-c7-zlib-devel1.2.7unaddressedemulation@FreeBSD.org

VuXML

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Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>linux-c7-zlib-devel</name>
	<range><lt>1.2.9</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>The crc32_big function in crc32.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow
	context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors
	involving big-endian CRC calculation.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2016-9843</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9843</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2017-05-23</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>