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CVE-2017-12919

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12919 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the OLEStream::WriteVT_LPSTR function within libfpx 1.3.1_p6. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by processing a specially crafted fpx image. Rated Medium with a CVSS v3 score of 6.5, it requires user interaction (UI:R) and can lead to high availability impact (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libfpx_project:libfpx:1.3.1:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0136 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 26,219 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2017/08/09/libfpx-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-olestreamwritevt_lpstr-olestrm-cpp
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/08/17/13
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory