Reachable Assertion Affecting pspp package, versions <1.2.0-4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-PSPP-338194
  • published27 Feb 2019
  • disclosed27 Feb 2019

Introduced: 27 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-9211  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable pspp to version 1.2.0-4 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function write_long_string_missing_values() in data/sys-file-writer.c in libdata.a in GNU PSPP 1.2.0 that will lead to denial of service.