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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade gsl-debuginfoUpgrade gslUpgrade gsl-devel | Sep 21, 2023 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade gsl | Oct 7, 2023 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade gsl-develUpgrade gsl-debugsourceUpgrade gsl-debuginfoUpgrade gsl | Feb 17, 2025 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gsl | Sep 25, 2023 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gsl_2_6-gnu-hpc-examplesUpgrade gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-examplesUpgrade gsl_2_6-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade libgsl_2_6-gnu-hpcUpgrade libgslcblas_2_6-gnu-hpcUpgrade libgsl_2_4-gnu-hpcUpgrade gsl_2_6-gnu-hpc-docUpgrade gsl_2_4-gnu-hpcUpgrade gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-docUpgrade libgslcblas0Upgrade libgsl23Upgrade gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade libgsl-gnu-hpcUpgrade gsl-examplesUpgrade libgsl25Upgrade gsl-gnu-hpc-docUpgrade libgslcblas_2_4-gnu-hpcUpgrade gsl-docUpgrade gslUpgrade gsl-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade gsl-gnu-hpcUpgrade gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-moduleUpgrade libgslcblas-gnu-hpcUpgrade gsl-develUpgrade gsl_2_6-gnu-hpc-moduleUpgrade gsl_2_6-gnu-hpc | Aug 9, 2024 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libgsl-devUpgrade libgslcblas0Upgrade libgsl2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgsl23Upgrade libgsl27 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgsl23 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgslcblas0 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade gsl-binUpgrade libgsl-dev (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade gsl-bin (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libgsl27 | Nov 8, 2023 | Aug 22, 2023 |
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