CVE-2016-9296: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Sat Nov 12 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| 7-zip P7zip | =16.02 |
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