GNU PSPP up to 2.0.1 Rijndael Decrypt data/encrypted-file.c fill_buffer out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU PSPP up to 2.0.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function fill_buffer in the library libPSPP-core.a of the file data/encrypted-file.c of the component Rijndael Decrypt. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-48188. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU PSPP up to 2.0.1. Affected is the function fill_buffer in the library libPSPP-core.a of the file data/encrypted-file.c of the component Rijndael Decrypt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 has an incorrect call from fill_buffer (in data/encrypted-file.c) to the Gnulib rijndaelDecrypt function, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.

The advisory is shared for download at savannah.gnu.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-48188 since 05/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-15546). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: savannah.gnu.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309420
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2025 07:55
Updated: 05/17/2025 18:24
Changes: 05/17/2025 07:55 (65), 05/17/2025 18:24 (1)
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