CVE-2025-47815: gnu pspp Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-47815DEBIAN-CVE-2025-47815
Published 10-05-2025Last modified 12-05-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-47815 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gnu pspp. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 10-05-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 12-05-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 allows attackers to cause a heap-based buffer overflow in inflate_read (called indirectly from zip_member_read_all) in zip-reader.c.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources4 sources · 4.5–9.8
- CVE.orgCNA4.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:LDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
22%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.29% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.30%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (savannah.gnu.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- psppAll versions (No fix recorded)
Gnu1 product
- pspp≤ 2.0.1
Ubuntu1 product
- psppAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
