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.
Published: 2023-08-22
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3576-1 gsl security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3985-1 gsl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-23033 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6472-1 GNU Scientific Library vulnerability
History

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Debian Debian Linux
Gnu Gnu Scientific Library
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-12-07T21:02:36.751Z

Reserved: 2020-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-35357

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-12-07T21:02:36.751Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-22T19:16:20.167

Modified: 2024-12-07T21:15:16.423

Link: CVE-2020-35357

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-08-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-35357 - Bugzilla

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