CVE-2017-12950 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libgig 4.0.0, specifically within the gig::Region::Region function, affecting products like linuxsampler. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and application crash by enticing a user to open a specially crafted gig file. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) requires user interaction and has a high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. While exploit code exists on ExploitDB (EDB-42546), there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linuxsampler:libgig:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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