CVE-2016-9888

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-9888
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-12-08T08:59:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2016-12-15T03:00:42
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-476 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgsf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.14.40
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://secunia.com/secunia_research/2016-17/ Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/GNOME/libgsf/commit/95a8351a75758cf10b3bf6abae0b6b461f90d9e5 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://secunia.com/advisories/71201/ Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94860
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00016.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9888
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9888
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:57:09 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:16:36 2016-12-08T08:59Z 2016-12-08T08:59:02 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 12:16:36 2016-12-15T03:00:42 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 12:16:36 Modified Vulnerability Status updated