{"id":"CVE-2016-9844","details":"Buffer overflow in the zi_short function in zipinfo.c in Info-Zip UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large compression method value in the central directory file header.","modified":"2026-04-16T06:19:21.272580876Z","published":"2017-01-18T17:59:01.373Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2017:0639-1","SUSE-SU-2018:2978-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:11485-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94728"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/13"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/19"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/20"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1643750"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9844.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"6.0"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"}]}