What is CVE-2017-12950?

CVE-2017-12950 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linuxsampler Libgig, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-12950?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Linuxsampler Libgig

CVE-2017-12950

The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted gig file.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.051 (92.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linuxsampler Libgig — versions 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/39 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42546/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12950?: CVE-2017-12950 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linuxsampler Libgig, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-12950?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.