CVE-2017-12952

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Published 2017-08-28 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

Description

The LoadString function in helper.h 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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-42546 dos linux

qflb.wu · 2017-08-23

libgig 4.0.0 (LinuxSampler) - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`4.0.0-4`
sid	Fixed	`4.0.0-4`
forky	Fixed	`4.0.0-4`
bullseye	Fixed	`4.0.0-4`
bookworm	Fixed	`4.0.0-4`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libgig0	libgig	`4.0.0`

References

CWEs

CWE-476

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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