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ALPINE-CVE-2016-9840
ALPINE-CVE-2016-9840
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.3 | zlib | 1.2.8-r2, 1.2.8-r1, 1.2.8-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | perl | 5.22.0-r0, 5.22.1-r0, 5.24.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | zlib | 1.2.3.3-r2, 1.2.3.3-r3, 1.2.3.3-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | perl | 5.20.1-r0, 5.20.0-r0, 5.18.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | zlib | 0, 1.2.3.3-r3, 1.2.3.3-r4 |
Exploit Intelligence
- zlib.yml (github-poc)
Timeline
- May 23, 2017 CVE Published
- Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch