Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU32194

NULL pointer dereference in libgsf - CVE-2016-9888

Published: December 8, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU32194

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9888

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Gnome Development Team

Affected software:
libgsf

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted TAR file.

Update to version 1.14.41.