PT-2022-25022 · Pspp+1 · Pspp+1

Han Zheng · Published 2022-09-05 · Updated 2022-10-01 · CVE-2022-39831

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PSPP version 1.6.2

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the read bytes internal function located in utilities/pspp-dump-sav.c. This issue can be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, or potentially have other unspecified impacts.

Recommendations For PSPP version 1.6.2, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the read bytes internal function in utilities/pspp-dump-sav.c to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-39831

Affected Products

Debian

Pspp

References · 11

• 🔥 https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62977 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-39831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39831 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-39831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-39831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-39831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VQKWIVW5WJ5ZQNNQFRKTRKD7J3LRLUYW · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-39831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OECANCPD4WSSBJLSC3EE472M5DXRTIS4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39831 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/36189 · Telegram Post