{"id":"CVE-2017-12953","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-12953","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:13:12.739Z","title":"The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and application crash) via a crafted gig file.","description":"The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and application crash) via a crafted gig file.","published":"2017-08-28T19:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:04:12.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["libgig0/libgig"],"epss":{"score":0.04158,"percentile":0.90823,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-08-23","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42546,"kind":"exploit","title":"libgig 4.0.0 (LinuxSampler) - Multiple Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42546","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/42546.txt","file":"exploits/linux/dos/42546.txt","published":"2017-08-23","added":"2017-08-23","updated":"2017-08-24","author":"qflb.wu","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-12954","CVE-2017-12953","CVE-2017-12952","CVE-2017-12951","CVE-2017-12950"],"tags":"Denial of Service (DoS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/39","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42546/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/39","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42546/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12953","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}