#VU38454 Input validation error in LibSass - CVE-2017-12962
Published: August 18, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38454
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12962
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibSass
LibSass
Software vendor:
Sass
Sass
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
There are memory leaks in LibSass 3.4.5 triggered by deeply nested code, such as code with a long sequence of open parenthesis characters, leading to a remote denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.