7.5

CVE-2017-11590: gnome libgxps NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2017-0318UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11590DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11590
Published 24-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-11590 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in gnome libgxps. EPSS estimates a 1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 24-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There is a NULL pointer dereference in the caseless_hash function in gxps-archive.c in libgxps 0.2.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.53% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.53%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • libgxps< 0.2.5-1.1.mga5
  • libgxps< 0.2.5-1.1.mga6
Debian1 product
  • libgxps< 0.3.0-1 | < 0.2.2-2+deb7u1
Gnome1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libgxps< 0.3.0-2

4 vendors · 5 products

References

7 links