CVE-2017-10792
There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU...
There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0. For example, a crash was observed within the library code when attempting to convert invalid SPSS data into CSV format. 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
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0. For example, a crash was observed within the library code when attempting to convert invalid SPSS data into CSV format. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
- Record
CVE-2017-10792- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/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
There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0. For example, a crash was observed within the library code when attempting to convert invalid SPSS data into CSV format. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
- Record
CVE-2017-10792- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-2437 No score
There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0. For example, a crash was observed within the library code when attempting to convert invalid SPSS data into CSV format. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
- Record
EUVD-2017-2437- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7mj4-v67j-jx8v
There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU...
There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0. For example, a crash was observed within the library code when attempting to convert invalid SPSS data into CSV format. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
- Record
GHSA-7mj4-v67j-jx8v- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0. For example, a crash was observed within the library code when attempting to convert invalid SPSS data into CSV format. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
- Record
CVE-2017-10792- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-10792
There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0. For example, a crash was observed within the library code when attempting to convert invalid SPSS data into CSV format. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10792- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-10792
There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0. For example, a crash was observed within the library code when attempting to convert invalid SPSS data into CSV format. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10792- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11199-1 No score
pspp-1.4.1-2.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pspp-1.4.1-2.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11199-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
psppDebian:12 |
before 1.0.0-1 | 1.0.0-1 |
psppDebian:13 |
before 1.0.0-1 | 1.0.0-1 |
psppDebian:14 |
before 1.0.0-1 | 1.0.0-1 |
psppUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.8.5-40.8.5-4build10.8.5-50.8.5-5build1 |
None known |
psppopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.4.1-2.3 | 1.4.1-2.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-10792 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gnu Pspp, published July 2, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in pspp 1.0.0-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/99385
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1467005
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/pspp-announce/2017-08/msg00000.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10792
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7mj4-v67j-jx8v
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10792
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10792
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10792
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10791