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TI-2025-29793 Aliases CVE-2025-47229GHSA-qwvr-9jqm-vrq5

Reachable assertion in GNU PSPP

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-617Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-617.

Summary

libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (var_set_leave_quiet assertion failure and application exit) via crafted input data, such as data that triggers a call from src/data/dictionary.c code into src/data/variable.c code.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00185 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GNUPSPPup to 2.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • PSPP VendorGNU Affected up to 2.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:pspp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:pspp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-47229
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwvr-9jqm-vrq5

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-30268 Heap-based buffer overflow in GNU PSPP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-30267 Heap-based buffer overflow in GNU PSPP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-30269 Out-of-bounds read in GNU PSPP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-30546 Out-of-bounds read in GNU PSPP CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2025-04483 GNU PSPP pspp-convert.c calloc integer overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2018-14337 An issue was discovered in PSPP 1.2.0. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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