CVE-2016-9888 (GCVE-0-2016-9888)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-08 08:08 – Updated: 2024-08-06 03:07
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-12-08 00:00
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