NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability in libgxps from Red Hat
CVE-2017-11590

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnome
Status
Libgxps
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 July 2017

What is CVE-2017-11590?

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the caseless_hash function within the gxps-archive.c file of libgxps version 0.2.5. This vulnerability can be exploited through specially crafted input, leading to a remote denial of service attack, potentially causing the application to crash.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473167
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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