PT-2017-12806 · Sass · Libsass

Owl337 + 1 · Published 2017-08-18 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-12962

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LibSass version 3.4.5

Description The issue is related to memory leaks triggered by deeply nested code, such as a long sequence of open parenthesis characters, which can lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Recommendations For LibSass version 3.4.5, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk of memory leaks and denial of service attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-772

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-12962

Affected Products

Libsass

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12962 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12962 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482331 · Note