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IBM AIX: java_apr2017_advisory (CVE-2016-9842): Vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affects AIX

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IBM AIX: java_apr2017_advisory (CVE-2016-9842): Vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affects AIX

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/23/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/06/2017
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

The inflateMark function in inflate.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving left shifts of negative integers.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-java_apr2017_advisory

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