Improper Input Validation Affecting pspp package, versions <1.0.1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-PSPP-1557820
  • published18 Aug 2017
  • disclosed18 Aug 2017

Introduced: 18 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-12961  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 pspp to version 1.0.1-1 or higher.

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:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is an assertion abort in the function parse_attributes() in data/sys-file-reader.c of the libpspp library in GNU PSPP before 1.0.1 that will lead to remote denial of service.