CVE-2017-12953
The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote...
The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write 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::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
CVE-2017-12953- 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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
CVE-2017-12953- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4477 No score
The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
EUVD-2017-4477- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9rfv-x72m-w755
The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote...
The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
GHSA-9rfv-x72m-w755- 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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
CVE-2017-12953- 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-2017-12953
The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12953- 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-2017-12953
The gig::Instrument::UpdateRegionKeyTable function in gig.cpp in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and application crash) via a crafted gig file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12953- 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
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-2017-12953 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libgig0 Libgig, published August 28, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.16%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in libgig 4.0.0-4.