Buffer overflow in Gnu Pspp
CVE-2022-39831
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 unspeci…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Pspp — versions 1.6.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36, 37
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-39831?
- CVE-2022-39831 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Pspp, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-39831?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.