CVE-2016-9888

MEDIUM

GNOME libgsf < 1.14.40 - Denial of Service via Crafted TAR File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An error within the "tar_directory_for_file()" function (gsf-infile-tar.c) in GNOME Structured File Library before 1.14.41 can be exploited to trigger a Null pointer dereference and subsequently cause a crash via a crafted TAR file.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://secunia.com/advisories/71201/
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://secunia.com/secunia_research/2016-17/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94860
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00016.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0048
EPSS Percentile 65.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
gnome/libgsf < 1.14.40
Published Dec 08, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026