UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12962

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12962

    Published: 18 Aug 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12962

    Summary:

    Details: There are memory leaks in LibSass 3.4.5 triggered by deeply nested code, such as code with a long sequence of open parenthesis characters, leading to a remote denial of service attack.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12962, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12962

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libsass

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.2.5-1
    3.2.5-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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