Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201692960000000
Revision Date:2016-11-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-9296 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-9296
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT p7zip package in xenial, while related to the CVE in some way, is not affected (note: 'code not present').
  • OR NOT p7zip-full package in xenial, while related to the CVE in some way, is not affected (note: 'code not present').
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