CVE-2017-12958

There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp...

7.5 HighFix available

There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.

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

1.26%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.

Record: CVE-2017-12958
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: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.

Record: CVE-2017-12958
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-4479 No score

There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.

Record: EUVD-2017-4479
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2gq9-rqpm-h5mw 7.5

There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp...

There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.

Record: GHSA-2gq9-rqpm-h5mw
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-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.

Record: CVE-2017-12958
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-2017-12958 7.5

There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12958
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-2017-12958 7.5

There is an illegal address access in the function output_hex() in data/data-out.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12958
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

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

gnu pspp

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pspp` Debian:12	before 1.0.1-1	1.0.1-1
`pspp` Debian:13	before 1.0.1-1	1.0.1-1
`pspp` Debian:14	before 1.0.1-1	1.0.1-1
`pspp` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.8.5-40.8.5-4build10.8.5-50.8.5-5build1	None known
`pspp` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1.4.1-2.3	1.4.1-2.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2017-12958 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gnu Pspp, published August 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in pspp 1.0.1-1.

References

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