Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-9888

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.

Affected products

GNOME Foundation/Libgsf
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgsf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.14.40

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

github.com/GNOME/libgsf/commit/95a8351a75758cf10b3bf6abae0b6b461f90d9e5nvdPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/71201/nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/secunia_research/2016-17/nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94860nvd
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00016.htmlnvd

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