Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-9888
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgsf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgsf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.14.40
- (no CPE)range: <1.14.41
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/suse/libgsf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libgsf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5
< 1.14.40-8.3.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14.40-8.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14.40-8.3.1
Patches
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References
5- 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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