CVE-2016-9888

NameCVE-2016-9888
DescriptionAn 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-2183-1, DLA-740-1
NVD severitymedium

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libgsf (PTS)stretch1.14.41-1fixed
buster1.14.45-1fixed
bookworm, bullseye, sid1.14.47-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libgsfsourcewheezy1.14.21-2.1+deb7u1DLA-740-1
libgsfsourcejessie1.14.30-2+deb8u1DLA-2183-1
libgsfsource(unstable)1.14.41-1

Notes

Fixed by: https://github.com/GNOME/libgsf/commit/95a8351a75758cf10b3bf6abae0b6b461f90d9e5
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