Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GNU PSPP Affects Multiple Versions
CVE-2025-47814

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnu
Status
Pspp
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 May 2025

What is CVE-2025-47814?

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNU PSPP software's libpspp-core.a library. This flaw can be exploited during the process of reading an XML member from a ZIP file, specifically through the inflate_read function called from zip-reader.c. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to overwrite memory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service.

Affected Version(s)

PSPP 0 <= 2.0.1

References

https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?67074

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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