CVE-2022-39831
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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/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Pspp | 1.6.2 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 37 |
References
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62977Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62977Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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