CVE-2025-5899 (CVSS 5.3)

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-590 CWE-590

References

Other References

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YPJLiBzOwVTcc2FzdawYxBJWGujwqy7o/view?usp=sharing https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?67072 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.311671 https://vuldb.com/?id.311671 https://vuldb.com/?submit.586106 https://www.gnu.org/ https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?67072

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-5899? +

CVE-2025-5899 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-5899? +

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