There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0.

published 2017-07-02 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-2437

cvss: 6.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

There is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the function ll_insert() of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 0.11.0. For example, a crash was observed within the library code when attempting to convert invalid SPSS data into CSV format. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Patch / fix

distros 2

debian opensuse

pspp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10792

pspp openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.4.1-2.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11199-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-10792 updated 2025-11-21

pspp: Multiple vulnerabilities

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1467005 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	6.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

References

bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1467005
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/99385
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
lists.gnu.org /archive/html/pspp-announce/2017-08/msg00000.html
mailing-list

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-10792
NVD CVE-2017-10792

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Summary