medium5.5
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 to trigger a Null p…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Libgsf | through 1.14.40 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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/
- 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/