Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-10792
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-10792
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.17%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 53 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-10792
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-10792
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A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-10792
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http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/pspp-announce/2017-08/msg00000.html
pspp-0.11.0 released [stable]
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1467005
1467005 – There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the libpspp library .Exploit;Issue Tracking;VDB Entry;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99385
GNU PSPP CVE-2017-10792 NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
Products affected by CVE-2017-10792
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:pspp:0.10.5-pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*