NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libgxps package, versions <0.3.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.53% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-LIBGXPS-21004910
  • published16 Oct 2026
  • disclosed24 Jul 2017

Introduced: 24 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-11590  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest libgxps to version 0.3.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgxps package and not the libgxps package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a NULL pointer dereference in the caseless_hash function in gxps-archive.c in libgxps 0.2.5. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.