CVE-2016-9888
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.14.41-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.14.41-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.14.41-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.14.41-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.14.41-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome | libgsf | {"endIncluding":"1.14.40"} | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94860
- https://github.com/GNOME/libgsf/commit/95a8351a75758cf10b3bf6abae0b6b461f90d9e5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00016.html
- https://secunia.com/advisories/71201/
- https://secunia.com/secunia_research/2016-17/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9888.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9888
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.