{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-mqw8-2gg2-v87m",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:06:28Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:38:38Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-9296"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9296"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/yangke/7zip-null-pointer-dereference"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/bugs/185"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/p7zip/discussion/383043/thread/648d34db"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94294"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-11-12T02:59:00Z"
  }
}