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CVE-2022-39831

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.50%

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CVE-2022-39831 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 unspecified other impact. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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 unspecified other impact. This issue is different from CVE-2018-20230.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.50%

38.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuPspp1.6.2
FedoraprojectFedora36
FedoraprojectFedora37

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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 unspecified other impact. This issue is different from CVE-2018-20230.
How severe is CVE-2022-39831?
CVE-2022-39831 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-39831?
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Source: NVD / NIST