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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:11.265Z
Reserved: 2016-11-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-9296

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-11-12T02:59:04.650
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-9296

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