CVE-2016-9296

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.

• CWE-476

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereferenceIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereferenceIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Nov 12, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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