Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
CVE-2017-12962
Summary
There are memory leaks in LibSass 3.4.5, and 3.5.0.beta.1 through 3.5.0.beta.3, triggered by deeply nested code, such as code with a long sequence of open parenthesis characters, leading to a remote denial of service attack.
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
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- HIGH
CWE-772 - Missing Release Of Resource After Effective Lifetime
'Missing release of resource after effective lifetime' is a weakness that occurs when software doesn't sufficiently release a resource (e.g. memory, CPU, disk space, etc.) after it is used. If not addressed, attackers can launch a denial of service attack (by allocating a resource and not releasing it).
Advisory Timeline
- Published