Is CVE-2017-12959 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-12959 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-12959?

CVE-2017-12959 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-12959?

CVE-2017-12959 has an EPSS score of 1.26% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12959?

Upgrade pspp on debian 11 to 1.0.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-12959

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function dict_add_mrset() in data/dictionary.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

CWE-617

How to fix

Remediation Available

psppDebian

Fixed in:1.0.1-1CVE-2017-12959

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references1

savannah.gnu.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-617 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-8617	High	7.5	93%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36222	High	7.5	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2006-5779	High	7.5	75%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-27212	High	7.5	64%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-5740	High	7.5	59%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-28425	Medium	5.5	55%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.