Out-of-bounds Read in GNU Pspp

CVE-2025-47816

libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 allows attackers to cause an spvxml-helpers.c spvxml_parse_attributes out-of-bounds read, related to extra content at the end of a document.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-47816: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-47816?
CVE-2025-47816 is a low-severity vulnerability in GNU Pspp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 2.9/10. Published 2025-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-47816?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.9 out of 10.