CVE-2017-12959
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.16%
Description
There is a reachable assertion abort in the function dict_add_mrset() in data/dictionary.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
How to fix CVE-2017-12959
To remediate CVE-2017-12959, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pspp—upgrade to 1.0.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-12959 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |