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

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 August 2017

Summary

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.

References

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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