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CVE-2016-9844
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)…
Medium4.0EPSS 1.8%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium4.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 94728 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1643750 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161205 CVE Request: Info-Zip zipinfo buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161205 CVE Request: Info-Zip zipinfo buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161205 Re: CVE Request: Info-Zip zipinfo buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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