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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GNU Pspp — versions 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/ (third-party-advisory)
- savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php (related)
- drive.google.com/file/d/1YPJLiBzOwVTcc2FzdawYxBJWGujwqy7o/view (exploit)
- www.gnu.org/ (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.