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CVE-2016-9888

CVE-2016-9888

EPSS 1.3%
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.
Affected products
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References
https://github.com/GNOME/libgsf/commit/95a8351a75758cf10b3bf6abae0b6b461f90d9e5https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00016.htmlhttps://secunia.com/advisories/71201/https://secunia.com/secunia_research/2016-17/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94860