CVE-2017-12959 Denial of service in n/a
A reachable assertion abort in the libpspp library allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-12959?
CVE-2017-12959 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12959?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Pspp.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12959?
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-2017-12959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12959, GHSA-hf4q-j72f-v9j9.