CVE-2017-12951 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted gig file due to a stack-based buffer over-read in libgig.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-12951?
CVE-2017-12951 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The gig::DimensionRegion::CreateVelocityTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12951?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libgig0 Libgig.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12951?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-12951 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12951 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12951, GHSA-fwg7-xvrp-prm4, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12951.