CVE-2016-9843

high-risk
Published 2017-05-23

The crc32_big function in crc32.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving big-endian CRC calculation.

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15.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 85% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Fix available
Upgrade to: 2fa463bacfff79181df1a5270fb67cc679a53e71, d1d577490c15a0c6862473d7576352a9f18ef811, aac632a6a300b1736a0c9f734ed0435468cdb11c, b9a69f776d3dea825bc23759660258c28bf58cc7, 8d834cd0f370b306f63c2364552d187fc388e59e, 32bebfeefb219aec22468a6eae30ffd4a778544d, fe0e65dbe28f93bfc677d12be4166415dc1bec5a, bac287c315b1792e7ae33f91add6a60292f9bae8, ab4af087e83d91a46354d765306d3543b1d85423, cea049bcf8bb0f9a6e0095dbd5dffdb14dc8f71b, ea2ceac846abb279fd4d141bfe32fc4f7a6e30e0, fbc9fded2fb4caa104e55146e6fa4fc2c3d11daf, bebda6df68c71f233a2ee212b2569ae6e70b48a9
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 12/34 · Low
Exposure 23/34 · High