CVE-2017-12959

HIGH

GNU Pspp - Reachable Assertion

Title source: rule

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.

References (2)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0047
EPSS Percentile 64.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-617
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

gnu/pspp

Timeline

Published Aug 18, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026