CVE-2016-9888

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Un error dentro de la función "tar_directory_for_file()" (gsf-infile-tar.c) en GNOME Structured File Library en versiones anteriores a 1.14.41 puede ser explotado para desencadenar una referencia a puntero Null y subsecuentemente provocar una caída a través de un archivo TAR manipulado.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-12-07 CVE Reserved
2016-12-08 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94860	Vdb Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00016.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/GNOME/libgsf/commit/95a8351a75758cf10b3bf6abae0b6b461f90d9e5	2016-12-15

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Libgsf Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Libgsf"				<= 1.14.40 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Libgsf" and version " <= 1.14.40"		-		Affected