CVE•Published 2017-05-23•Modified 2026-07-14•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-9841Zlib · Zlib
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
94
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 6% of all CVEs
Description
inffast.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
Timeline
Published 2017-05-23
Modified 2026-07-14
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag37,712 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-9841Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Zlib Zlib"All exposed Zlib Zlib instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Zlib"HTTP body or banner mentions "Zlib" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-9841Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-9841Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-9841Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-9841GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-9841" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (8)
CVE-2016-98418 repos
imthenachoman/How-To-Secure-A-Linux-Serverunknown
An evolving how-to guide for securing a Linux server.
Threekiii/Awesome-POCJava
一个漏洞 PoC 知识库。A knowledge base for vulnerability PoCs(Proof of Concept), with 1k+ vulnerabilities.
SexyBeast233/SecBooksHTML
安全类各家文库大乱斗
arminc/clair-scannerGo
Docker containers vulnerability scan
Ostorlab/KEVunknown
Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.
ARPSyndicate/cve-scoresunknown
EPSS & VEDAS Score Aggregator for CVEs
CLincat/vulcatPython
vulcat可用于扫描Web端常见的CVE、CNVD等编号的漏洞，发现漏洞时会返回Payload信息。部分漏洞还支持命令行交互模式，可以持续利用漏洞
SebastianUA/Certified-Kubernetes-Security-SpecialistShell
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) 2023-2024