CVE-2017-10792

Public Exploit

Description

There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0. For example, a crash was observed within the library code when attempting to convert invalid SPSS data into CSV format. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99385 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1467005 issue tracking exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/pspp-announce/2017-08/msg00000.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10792?
CVE-2017-10792 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-10792?
To fix CVE-2017-10792, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-10792 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-10792 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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