CVE-2025-48188

LOW
2025-05-16 [email protected]
2.9
CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:42 vuln.today
PoC Detected
Jul 17, 2025 - 20:33 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
May 16, 2025 - 21:15 nvd
LOW 2.9

Tags

Information Disclosure Buffer Overflow Pspp

Description

libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 has an incorrect call from fill_buffer (in data/encrypted-file.c) to the Gnulib rijndaelDecrypt function, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.

Analysis

libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 has an incorrect call from fill_buffer (in data/encrypted-file.c) to the Gnulib rijndaelDecrypt function, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.9), this vulnerability is no authentication required. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical Context

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125), which allows attackers to read data from memory outside the intended buffer boundaries. libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 has an incorrect call from fill_buffer (in data/encrypted-file.c) to the Gnulib rijndaelDecrypt function, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read. Affected products include: Gnu Pspp. Version information: through 2.0.1.

Affected Products

Gnu Pspp.

Remediation

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate array indices and buffer lengths. Use memory-safe languages. Enable AddressSanitizer during testing.

Priority Score

35
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.1
CVSS: +14
POC: +20

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