VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-9888
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-12-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory