VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-12959
There is a reachable assertion abort in the function dict_add_mrset() in data/dictionary.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
There is a reachable assertion abort in the function dict_add_mrset() in data/dictionary.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.26% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-617
- Affected
- gnu/pspp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482432Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8936
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482432Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8936
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.