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FreeBSD: VID-48e83187-b6e9-11e6-b6cf-5453ed2e2b49 (CVE-2016-9296): p7zip -- Null pointer dereference
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 30, 2016 | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 30, 2016
Added
Dec 10, 2025
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
MITRE reports: 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, 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.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-p7zip
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