Vulnerability in GNU Pspp
CVE-2025-5899
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb. Affected by this vulnerability is the function parse_variables_option of the file utilities/pspp-convert.c. The manipulation leads to free of memory not on the heap. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
EPSS: 0.002 (4.8th 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
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
- cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (related)
- cna@vuldb.com (exploit)
- cna@vuldb.com (product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5899?
- CVE-2025-5899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Pspp, classified under CWE-590. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5899?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.