Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability in GNOME Structured File Library

CVE-2016-9888 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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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