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ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296

ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.9p7zip9.38.1-r0, 0, 15.09-r0
Alpine:v3.11p7zip0, 15.09-r0, 15.14.1-r0
Alpine:v3.14p7zip0, 9.38.1-r0, 9.38-r0
Alpine:v3.15p7zip9.38.1-r0, 9.38-r0, 9.20.1-r2
Alpine:v3.10p7zip9.04-r2, 9.38.1-r0, 9.38-r0
Alpine:v3.12p7zip9.04-r1, 15.09-r0, 15.14.1-r0
Alpine:v3.5p7zip16.02-r0, 0, 15.09-r0
Alpine:v3.8p7zip9.38.1-r0, 9.38-r0, 9.20.1-r2
Alpine:v3.7p7zip0, 15.09-r0, 15.14.1-r0
Alpine:v3.13p7zip9.04-r2, 9.38.1-r0, 9.38-r0
Alpine:v3.6p7zip9.38.1-r0, 9.38-r0, 9.20.1-r2
Alpine:v3.17p7zip9.20.1-r0, 9.38-r0, 9.20.1-r2
Alpine:v3.16p7zip0, 9.38.1-r0, 9.38-r0

Timeline

  • Nov 12, 2016 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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