UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12953

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12953

    Published: 28 Aug 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12953

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12953, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/39, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12953

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libgig

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.3.0-5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High