CVE-2017-12950
The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a...
The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
CVE-2017-12950- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
CVE-2017-12950- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4474 No score
The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-4474- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chvj-hf6v-qxxv
The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a...
The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
GHSA-chvj-hf6v-qxxv- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
CVE-2017-12950- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-12950
The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12950- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12950
The gig::Region::Region function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12950- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10942-1 No score
libakai0-4.3.0-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libakai0-4.3.0-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10942-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | libgig 4.0.0 (LinuxSampler) - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2017-08-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-12950 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Linuxsampler Libgig, published August 28, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.03%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in libgig 4.0.0-4.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/39
exploit-db.com/exploits/42546
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12950
github.com/advisories/GHSA-chvj-hf6v-qxxv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12950
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12950
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12950
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12950