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CVE-2017-11590

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-11590 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the caseless_hash function within libgxps 0.2.5, affecting GNOME libgxps. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) by providing specially crafted input. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgxps:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0153 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libgxps

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-11590Low

libgxps: NULL pointer dereference in the caseless_hash function

Jul 20, 2017

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory