CVE-2020-35357

gsl: Stack buffer overflow in gsl_stats_quantile_from_sorted_data

Published Aug 22, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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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
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Dec 7, 2024, 9:02 PM
Reserved
Dec 14, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 22, 2023, 7:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:13 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 22, 2023, 12:00 AM