VDB-308303 · CVE-2025-47815 · GCVE-0-2025-47815

GNU PSPP up to 2.0.1 libpspp-core.a inflate_read heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GNU PSPP up to 2.0.1. The affected element is the function inflate_read of the file libpspp-core.a. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-47815. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU PSPP up to 2.0.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function inflate_read of the file libpspp-core.a. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 allows attackers to cause a heap-based buffer overflow in inflate_read (called indirectly from zip_member_read_all) in zip-reader.c.

It is possible to read the advisory at savannah.gnu.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-47815 since 05/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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

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PSPP

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License

open-source

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/10/2025 🔍
05/11/2025 +1 days 🔍
05/11/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/13/2025 +32 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: savannah.gnu.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-47815 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-47815
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308303

Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2025 08:41
Updated: 06/13/2025 00:47
Changes: 05/11/2025 08:41 (63), 06/13/2025 00:47 (12)
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