CVE-2017-12962 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a remote denial of service in LibSass by submitting deeply nested code, leading to memory leaks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-12962?
CVE-2017-12962 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 are memory leaks in LibSass 3.4.5 triggered by deeply nested code, such as code with a long sequence of open parenthesis characters, leading to a remote denial of service attack.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12962?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libsass Libsass.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12962?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2017-12962 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5xv-v2p4-5q4w, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12962.