7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-9296
P7zip Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 12, 2016, 2:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-9296 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9296 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 7-zip p7zip
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9296.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/ Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/ Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
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Born at : Nov. 29, 2024, 11:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 17 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 4 years, 10 months ago
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Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

This repository is for CVE bug report of p7zip only

Updated: 4 years, 7 months ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 3, 2016, 2:35 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-9296 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9296 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294
    Added Reference https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference
    Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/
    Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:p7zip:16.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference No Types Assigned https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/ Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/ Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking
    Added CWE CWE-476
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:p7zip:16.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference No Types Assigned https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/ Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Nov. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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