CVE-2016-9888

MEDIUM

Gnome Libgsf < 1.14.40 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule

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)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0048
EPSS Percentile 64.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-476
Status published

Affected Products (2)

gnome/libgsf < 1.14.40
n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Dec 08, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026