CVE-2017-12920 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

CDirectory::GetDirEntry in dir.cxx in libfpx 1.3.1_p6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted fpx image.

Published: 2017-08-28

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libfpx_project:libfpx:1.3.1:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-4444	CDirectory::GetDirEntry in dir.cxx in libfpx 1.3.1_p6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted fpx image.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00485.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/17/12
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/09/libfpx-null-pointer-dereference-in-cdirectorygetdirentry-dir-cxx/

History

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Subscriptions

Libfpx Project Libfpx

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-28T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:51:07.372Z

Reserved: 2017-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12920

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-28T19:29:00.870

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-12920

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-476

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