What is CVE-2017-12920?

CVE-2017-12920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libfpx Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-12920?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Libfpx Project

CVE-2017-12920

CDirectory::GetDirEntry in dir.cxx in libfpx 1.3.1_p6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted fpx image.

Published 2017-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libfpx Project — versions 1.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/09/libfpx-null-pointer-dereference-in-cdirectoryge… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/17/12 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12920?: CVE-2017-12920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libfpx Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-12920?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.