5.5

CVE-2016-9888: gnome libgsf NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-9888MGASA-2016-0427UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9888
Published 08-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9888 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in gnome libgsf. EPSS estimates a 1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
SUSE-SU-2024:3770-1

Timeline

  1. 08-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.33% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • libgsf< 1.14.41-r0
Debian1 product
  • libgsf< 1.14.41-1 | < 1.14.30-2+deb8u1 | < 1.14.21-2.1+deb7u1
Gnome1 product
Mageia1 product
  • libgsf< 1.14.31-1.1.mga5
Ubuntu1 product
  • libgsfAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 5 products

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