CVE-2017-12958: gnu pspp Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12958DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12958
Published 18-08-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-12958 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in gnu pspp. EPSS estimates a 1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 18-08-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
69%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.26% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.26%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
3 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links- savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8936X Refsource CONFIRM
