CVE-2017-12960

7.5 HIGH

Published: August 18, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function dict_rename_var() in data/dictionary.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482433

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8936

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482433

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8936

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.3%

66th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-617

Affected Vendors

gnu

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