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CVE-2017-11590

There is a NULL pointer dereference in the caseless_hash function in gxps-archive.c in libgxps 0...

7.5 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.53%Up 0.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2017-11590
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2017-11590
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3205 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2017-3205
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xx3q-mvc5-c52f 7.5

There is a NULL pointer dereference in the caseless_hash function in gxps-archive.c in libgxps 0...

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.

Record
GHSA-xx3q-mvc5-c52f
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2017-11590
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-11590 7.5

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11590
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11590 7.5

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11590
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0318 No score

Updated libgxps packages fix security vulnerability

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 denial of service attack (CVE-2017-11590).

Record
MGASA-2017-0318
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libgxps
Debian:12
 before 0.3.0-1
0.3.0-1
libgxps
Debian:13
 before 0.3.0-1
0.3.0-1
libgxps
Debian:14
 before 0.3.0-1
0.3.0-1
libgxps
Debian:7
 before 0.2.2-2+deb7u1, plus listed versions
0.2.2-2
0.2.2-2+deb7u1
libgxps
Mageia:5
 before 0.2.5-1.1.mga5
0.2.5-1.1.mga5
libgxps
Mageia:6
 before 0.2.5-1.1.mga6
0.2.5-1.1.mga6

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-11590 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gnome Libgxps, published July 24, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in libgxps 0.3.0-1.

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