Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in GNU PSPP by GNU
CVE-2017-12959

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnu
Status
Pspp
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 August 2017

What is CVE-2017-12959?

A reachable assertion abort exists in the function dict_add_mrset() of the libpspp library that could allow an attacker to initiate a remote denial of service attack on GNU PSPP versions prior to 1.0.1. This flaw could be exploited to disrupt service, leading to application downtime and potential data loss.

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References

https://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8936
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482432
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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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