VDB-207859 · CVE-2022-39832 · GCVE-0-2022-39832

GNU PSPP 1.6.2 pspp-dump-sav.c read_string heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GNU PSPP 1.6.2. This vulnerability affects the function read_string of the file utilities/pspp-dump-sav.c. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-39832. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GNU PSPP 1.6.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function read_string of the file utilities/pspp-dump-sav.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in PSPP 1.6.2. There is a heap-based buffer overflow at the function read_string in utilities/pspp-dump-sav.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

The weakness was shared 09/05/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at savannah.gnu.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-39832 since 09/05/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

PSPP

Version

1.6.2

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/05/2022 🔍
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10/13/2022 +38 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2022-629b1e8b81
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-39832 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-39832
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207859

Entryinfo

Created: 09/05/2022 13:35
Updated: 10/13/2022 08:53
Changes: 09/05/2022 13:35 (39), 10/13/2022 08:52 (1), 10/13/2022 08:53 (11)
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