CVE-2025-48188 Memory corruption in PSPP
A heap-based buffer over-read in GNU PSPP allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted encrypted files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-48188?
CVE-2025-48188 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in GNU PSPP, published on 16 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48188?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Pspp.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48188?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-48188 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-48188 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in GNU PSPP
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48188, GHSA-x4wp-4w98-53c5, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48188.