{"action":"Upgrade zlib to 1:1.2.8.dfsg-3 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"1:1.2.8.dfsg-3","introduced":"0"}],"component":"zlib","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1:1.2.8.dfsg-3"],"id":"tcs_01M5NBV7YGYFB830B4WPRQ7M38","modified_at":"2026-10-09T01:47:24.713512351Z","published_at":"2017-05-23T04:29:01.667Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9840","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9840"],"severity":{"label":"high","score":8.8},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9840#Debian:13/zlib","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9840"}],"summary":"inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic."}