What is CVE-2017-12951?

CVE-2017-12951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libgig0 Libgig, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-12951?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Libgig0 Libgig

CVE-2017-12951

The gig::DimensionRegion::CreateVelocityTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted gig file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.031 (86.3th 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

Libgig0 Libgig — versions 4.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12951?: CVE-2017-12951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libgig0 Libgig, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-12951?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.