UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12962

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12962
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12962.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12962
Upstream
Published
2017-08-18T21:29:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:46:27Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

There are memory leaks in LibSass 3.4.5 triggered by deeply nested code, such as code with a long sequence of open parenthesis characters, leading to a remote denial of service attack.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libsass

Package

Name
libsass
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsass@3.3.4-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.5-1
3.2.5-2
3.3.2-1
3.3.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "libsass-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "libsass0"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / libsass

Package

Name
libsass
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsass@3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.3-1
3.4.6-1
3.4.8-1
3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libsass-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libsass0"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / libsass

Package

Name
libsass
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsass@3.6.3-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.5.5-4
3.6.3-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.3-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libsass-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.3-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libsass1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / libsass

Package

Name
libsass
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsass@3.6.5-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.5-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.5-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libsass-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.5-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libsass1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / libsass

Package

Name
libsass
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsass@3.6.5+20231221-3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.5+20220909-1ubuntu1
3.6.5+20231221-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.5+20231221-3",
            "binary_name": "libsass-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.5+20231221-3",
            "binary_name": "libsass1"
        }
    ]
}