CVE-2016-9844

Name	CVE-2016-9844
Description	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-741-1
NVD severity	low (attack range: local)
Debian Bugs	847486

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
unzip (PTS)	jessie	6.0-16+deb8u3	fixed
	jessie (security)	6.0-16+deb8u2	vulnerable
	buster, sid, stretch	6.0-21	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
unzip	source	(unstable)	6.0-21	low		847486
unzip	source	jessie	6.0-16+deb8u3	low
unzip	source	wheezy	6.0-8+deb7u6	low	DLA-741-1

Notes

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1643750
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/13
Proposed patch in http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/19