{"cve":"CVE-2016-9844","nvd":{"published":"2017-01-18T17:59:01.373","modified":"2026-06-17T00:56:39.367","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","score":4.0},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/13","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/19","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/20","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94728","https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unzip/+bug/1643750"],"products":["unzip_project:unzip"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-9844","score":0.01835,"percentile":0.78932,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}