CVE-2020-35357

Description

A buffer overflow can occur when calculating the quantile value using the Statistics Library of GSL (GNU Scientific Library), versions 2.5 and 2.6. Processing a maliciously crafted input data for gsl_stats_quantile_from_sorted_data of the library may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.22%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59624 patch
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gsl.git/commit/?id=989a193268b963aa1047814f7f1402084fb7d859 patch mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00023.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00006.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35357?
CVE-2020-35357 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-35357?
To fix CVE-2020-35357, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-35357 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-35357 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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