CVE-2016-9840 (High) detected in zlibv1.2.8 - autoclosed

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CVE-2016-9840 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - zlibv1.2.8

A massively spiffy yet delicately unobtrusive compression library.

Library home page: https://github.com/cyanskies/zlib.git

Found in HEAD commit: 3501163dd1d68645efcce586f29683574a46c95f

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/thirdparty/libz/inftrees.c

Vulnerability Details

inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.

Publish Date: 2017-05-23

URL: CVE-2016-9840

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-9840

Release Date: 2017-05-23

Fix Resolution: v1.2.9

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.