CVE-2016-9888

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

1%p69

Published

Dec 8, 2016 (Dec 8, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: gnome
Products: libgsf
Weakness: CWE-476
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.3%)

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