What is CVE-2017-12952?

CVE-2017-12952 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libgig0 Libgig, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-12952?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Libgig0 Libgig

CVE-2017-12952

The LoadString function in helper.h 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.

EPSS: 0.042 (89.9th 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-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

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-2017-12952?: CVE-2017-12952 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libgig0 Libgig, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-12952?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.