CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-12959

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function dict_add_mrset() in the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before version 1.0.1 that can 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 upgrade to version 1.0.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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