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CVE-2020-35357

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A buffer overflow can occur when calculating the quantile value using the Statistics Library of GSL (GNU Scientific Library), versions 2.5 and 2.6. Processing a maliciously crafted input data for gsl_stats_quantile_from_sorted_data of the library may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available
gslDebian
Fixed in:2.6+dfsg-2+deb11u1CVE-2020-35357
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-5+deb12u1CVE-2020-35357
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-6CVE-2020-35357
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-6CVE-2020-35357
gslUbuntu
Fixed in:2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.4+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1build0.20.04.1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.23.04.1USN-6472-1
gsl-binUbuntu
Fixed in:2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.4+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1build0.20.04.1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.23.04.1USN-6472-1
libgsl-devUbuntu
Fixed in:2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.4+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1build0.20.04.1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.23.04.1USN-6472-1
libgsl2Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6472-1
libgsl23Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.4+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1build0.20.04.1USN-6472-1
libgsl27Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.23.04.1USN-6472-1
libgslcblas0Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.4+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1build0.20.04.1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1USN-6472-1
Fixed in:2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.23.04.1USN-6472-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days
55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
Other references1

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2019-11043High8.799%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2011-4862High10.095%-Fix
CVE-2007-5659High7.894%KEVFix
CVE-2022-3786High7.591%-Fix
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