CVE-2018-20230 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in PSPP version 1.2.0, specifically within the read_bytes_internal function in utilities/pspp-dump-sav.c. This vulnerability, affecting GNU PSPP, carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating it can be exploited locally with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:pspp:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.