What is CVE-2017-12923?

CVE-2017-12923 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-2017-12923?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Libfpx Project

CVE-2017-12923

OLEStream::WriteVT_LPSTR in olestrm.cpp in libfpx 1.3.1_p6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted fpx image.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Libfpx_project Libfpx — versions 1.3.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12923?: CVE-2017-12923 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-2017-12923?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.