CVE-2016-9888
libgsf - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.30%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-9888
To remediate CVE-2016-9888, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libgsf—upgrade to 1.14.41-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.14.41-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.14.30-2+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.14.21-2.1+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-9888 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.14.41-r0
- from 0, < 1.14.41-1
- from 0, < 1.14.30-2+deb8u1
- from 0, < 1.14.21-2.1+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |