A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb. Affected is the function parse_variables_option of the file utilities/pspp-convert.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.311670 | technical description vdb entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.311670 | permissions required signature |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.586105 | third party advisory |
| https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?67071 | related |
| https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZigqDFZQn5YUWFLu1V2juDGWQgbJFAtX/view?usp=sharing | exploit |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | product |