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CVE-2017-12920

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

CDirectory::GetDirEntry in dir.cxx in libfpx 1.3.1_p6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted fpx image.

Affected products

• Libfpx Project Libfpx: 1.3.1-p6

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/17/12
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/09/libfpx-null-pointer-dereference-in-cdirectorygetdirentry-dir-cxx/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/17/12
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/09/libfpx-null-pointer-dereference-in-cdirectorygetdirentry-dir-cxx/

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