CVE-2017-12952

medium

Published 2017-08-28 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

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

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

6.5

Description

The LoadString function in helper.h in libgig 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted gig file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12952

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`4.0.0-4`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`4.0.0-4`
debian	forky	fixed	`4.0.0-4`
debian	sid	fixed	`4.0.0-4`
debian	trixie	fixed	`4.0.0-4`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libgig0	libgig	`4.0.0`

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/39
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42546/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12952

CWEs

CWE-476

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.