Description
An issue was discovered in PSPP 1.6.2. There is a heap-based buffer overflow at the function read_bytes_internal in utilities/pspp-dump-sav.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This issue is different from CVE-2018-20230.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OECANCPD4WSSBJLSC3EE472M5DXRTIS4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VQKWIVW5WJ5ZQNNQFRKTRKD7J3LRLUYW/
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62977Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OECANCPD4WSSBJLSC3EE472M5DXRTIS4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VQKWIVW5WJ5ZQNNQFRKTRKD7J3LRLUYW/
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62977Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 5, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified