Out-of-bounds Read in GNU Pspp
CVE-2017-12958
There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.2% 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
- GNU Pspp — versions 0.11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12958?
- CVE-2017-12958 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Pspp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12958?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.