SB2017081041 - Fedora 26 update for libgxps
Published: August 10, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017081041
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11590)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in caseless_hash function in gxps-archive.c in libgxps 0.2.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.