Free of Memory not on the Heap Affecting pspp package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-PSPP-10336271
  • published11 Jun 2025
  • disclosed9 Jun 2025

Introduced: 9 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-5899  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-590  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 pspp.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pspp package and not the pspp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb. Affected by this vulnerability is the function parse_variables_option of the file utilities/pspp-convert.c. The manipulation leads to free of memory not on the heap. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CVSS Base Scores

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