High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-9296
CVE-2016-9296
Description
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.
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Affected products
3- Range: 16.02 and many old versions
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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