CVE catalog
CVE-2016-9296
p7zip: CVE-2016-9296
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 7.02% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | p7zip | trixie | 16.02+transitional.1 | fixed |
| Debian | p7zip | bookworm | 16.02+really26.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | p7zip | bookworm-security | 16.02+really26.02+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.10 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.11 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.12 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.13 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.14 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.15 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.16 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.17 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.5 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.6 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.7 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.8 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | p7zip | 3.9 | 16.02-r1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | p7zip | source | trixie | 16.02+dfsg-2 | unimportant | Not reported | [844344] |
| Debian | p7zip | source | bookworm | 16.02+dfsg-2 | unimportant | Not reported | [844344] |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.10 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.11 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.12 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.13 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.14 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.15 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.16 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.17 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.5 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.6 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.7 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.8 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
| Alpine | p7zip | apk | 3.9 | 16.02-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [p7zip]Fixed
Details (4)
16.02+really26.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · bookworm; dsa · p7zip · debian · 12
16.02+really26.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · bookworm; dsa · p7zip · debian · 12
16.02+really26.02+dfsg-0+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · bookworm; dsa · p7zip · debian · 12
16.02+really26.02+dfsg-0+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · bookworm; dsa · p7zip · debian · 12
- [p7zip-full]Fixed
Source package: [p7zip]
Details (4)
16.02+really26.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · bookworm; dsa · p7zip · debian · 12
16.02+really26.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · bookworm; dsa · p7zip · debian · 12
16.02+really26.02+dfsg-0+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · bookworm; dsa · p7zip · debian · 12
16.02+really26.02+dfsg-0+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · bookworm; dsa · p7zip · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [p7zip]Fixed
Details (2)
16.02+transitional.1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · 13
16.02+transitional.1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · 13
- [p7zip-full]Fixed
Source package: [p7zip]
Details (2)
16.02+transitional.1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · 13
16.02+transitional.1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
16.02+dfsg-2dsa · p7zip · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10322-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-9296]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9296]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9296]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9296]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-9296.json]
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