Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-20230
Potential exploit
An issue was discovered in PSPP 1.2.0. There is a heap-based buffer overflow at the function read_bytes_internal in utilities/pspp-dump-sav.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-20230
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:pspp:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-20230
0.21%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 44 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-20230
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-20230
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-20230
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1660318
1660318 – There is a buffer overflow at function read_bytes_internal in pspp 1.2.0.Issue Tracking;Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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