VDB
ALPINE-CVE-2016-9842
ALPINE-CVE-2016-9842
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
The inflateMark function in inflate.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving left shifts of negative integers.
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:v3.5 | perl | 5.24.3-r0, 0, 5.10.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | perl | 5.16.2-r0, 5.18.1-r0, 5.10.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | zlib | 1.2.3.3-r2, 1.2.8-r2, 1.2.8-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | zlib | 1.2.8-r2, 0, 1.2.3.3-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.3 | zlib | 1.2.3.3-r5, 1.2.8-r2, 1.2.8-r1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- zlib.yml (github-poc)
Timeline
- May 23, 2017 CVE Published
- Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch