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CVE-2016-9888

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.33% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit
GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2016-9888
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.33%

Original NVD 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.