CVE-2020-35357
Published: 22 August 2023
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.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
gsl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.4+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
| focal |
Released
(2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1build0.20.04.1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
| lunar |
Released
(2.7.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.23.04.1)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.1+dfsg-6ubuntu1)
|
|
| noble |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.1+dfsg-6ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |