CVE-2016-9844 Information

Description

Buffer overflow in the zi_short function in zipinfo.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large compression method value in the central directory file header.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/13 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/19 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/20 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94728 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1643750

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

LOW

Base Severity

4.0