CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-11590

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

There is a NULL pointer dereference in the caseless_hash function in gxps-archive.c in libgxps 0.2.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to remotely disrupt service, potentially causing downtime in system operations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the libgxps library to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

There is a NULL pointer dereference in the caseless_hash function in gxps-archive.c in libgxps 0.2.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS