CVE-2016-9843
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 15.1%Published: 5/23/2017Modified: 12/3/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2016-9843DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9843
Description
The crc32_big function in crc32.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving big-endian CRC calculation.
Affected packages (5)
- Alpine/mariadbfrom 0, < 10.3.11-r0
- Alpine/perlfrom 0, < 5.24.3-r1
- Alpine/zlibfrom 0, < 1.2.11-r0
- Debian/rsyncfrom 0, < 3.1.3-6
- Debian/zlibfrom 0, < 1:1.2.8.dfsg-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |