VDB
CVE-2016-9888
CVE-2016-9888
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 1.33% · 70.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.33%
70.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libgsf | 0, 1.14.34-2, 1.14.35-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libgsf | 1.14.27-2ubuntu1, 1.14.27-2ubuntu2, 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 8, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2022 EPSS Score
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- May 31, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Nov 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9888 third-party-advisory
- https://secunia.com/advisories/71201/ third-party-advisory
- https://secunia.com/secunia_research/2016-17/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9888 third-party-advisory