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CVE-2016-9840

inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.

High8.8EPSS 4.9%
Published
Updated
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Assigned by
microfocus

Description

inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-9840, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
4.9% · top 7.9% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

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Affected products

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    • affected n/a

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Record last updated .