Buffer overflow in Gnu Pspp
CVE-2025-5898
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb. Affected is the function parse_variables_option of the file utilities/pspp-convert.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.001 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Gnu Pspp — versions 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- VDB-311670 | GNU PSPP pspp-convert.c parse_variables_option out-of-bounds write (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- VDB-311670 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (signature, permissions-required)
- Submit #586105 | GNU libpspp pspp-convert master in Git Repository [commit:82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb] Denial of Service (third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (related)
- cna@vuldb.com (exploit)
- cna@vuldb.com (product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5898?
- CVE-2025-5898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Pspp, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5898?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.