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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-12-08T08:08:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.585Z

Reserved: 2016-12-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9888

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-08T08:59:02.430

Modified: 2016-12-15T03:00:42.467

Link: CVE-2016-9888

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-12-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9888 - Bugzilla