ubuntu-cve-2016-9888
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-12-08 08:59
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

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
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gsf-1",
            "binary_version": "1.14.27-2ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgsf-1-114",
            "binary_version": "1.14.27-2ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgsf-1-common",
            "binary_version": "1.14.27-2ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgsf-bin",
            "binary_version": "1.14.27-2ubuntu2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libgsf",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgsf@1.14.27-2ubuntu2?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.14.27-2ubuntu1",
        "1.14.27-2ubuntu2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gsf-1",
            "binary_version": "1.14.36-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgsf-1-114",
            "binary_version": "1.14.36-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgsf-1-common",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgsf-bin",
            "binary_version": "1.14.36-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "libgsf",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgsf@1.14.36-1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.14.34-1",
        "1.14.34-2",
        "1.14.35-1",
        "1.14.36-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9888",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:05Z",
  "published": "2016-12-08T08:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9888"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://secunia.com/advisories/71201/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://secunia.com/secunia_research/2016-17/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9888"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-9888"
  ]
}



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