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CVE-2016-9888

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…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 71%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/71201/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /secunia_research/2016-17/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94860 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /GNOME/libgsf/commit/95a8351a75758cf10b3bf6abae0b6b461f90d9e5 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00016.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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