ZDF
Sign inSign up

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-5899

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb.

Published Jun 9, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · GNU PSPP

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5899. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of GNU PSPP is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Debian:12 pspp · Debian:13 pspp · Debian:14 pspp · vendor GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb. Affected by this vulnerability is the function parse_variables_option of the file utilities/pspp-convert.c. The manipulation leads to free of memory not on the heap. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Debian:12 pspp1.6.2-2, 2.0.0-1, 2.0.0-2
  • Debian:13 pspp2.0.1-1, 2.1.0-1, 2.1.1-1
  • Debian:14 pspp2.0.1-1, 2.1.0-1, 2.1.1-1
  • vendor GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb

How to fix CVE-2025-5899

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5899. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of GNU PSPP is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 9, 2025 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb. Affected by this vulnerability is the function parse_variables_option of the file utilities/pspp-convert.c. The manipulation leads to free of memory not on the heap. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb. Affected by this vulnerability is the function parse_variables_option of the file utilities/pspp-convert.c. The manipulation leads to free of memory not on the heap. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-5899

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-5899

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-17586

    A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU PSPP 82fb509fb2fedd33e7ac0c46ca99e108bb3bdffb. Affected by this vulnerability is the function parse_variables_option of the file utilities/pspp-convert.c. The manipulation leads to free of memory not on the heap. An attack h

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2025-5899
    osv.dev

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.