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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-48188

libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 has an incorrect call from fill_buffer (in data/encrypted-file.c) to the Gnulib rijndaelDecrypt function, leading to a heap-based buffer ov

Published May 16, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · GNU PSPP

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-48188. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of GNU PSPP is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Debian:12 pspp · Debian:13 pspp · Debian:14 pspp · vendor GNU PSPP 0 ≤2.0.1

libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 has an incorrect call from fill_buffer (in data/encrypted-file.c) to the Gnulib rijndaelDecrypt function, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Debian:12 pspp1.6.2-2, 2.0.0-1, 2.0.0-2
  • Debian:13 pspp2.0.1-1, 2.1.0-1, 2.1.1-1
  • Debian:14 pspp2.0.1-1, 2.1.0-1, 2.1.1-1
  • vendor GNU PSPP 0 ≤2.0.10 ≤2.0.1

How to fix CVE-2025-48188

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-48188. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of GNU PSPP is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with GNU PSPP 0 ≤2.0.1 0 ≤2.0.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 16, 2025 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 has an incorrect call from fill_buffer (in data/encrypted-file.c) to the Gnulib rijndaelDecrypt function, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 has an incorrect call from fill_buffer (in data/encrypted-file.c) to the Gnulib rijndaelDecrypt function, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-48188

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-48188

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-15546

    libpspp-core.a in GNU PSPP through 2.0.1 has an incorrect call from fill_buffer (in data/encrypted-file.c) to the Gnulib rijndaelDecrypt function, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2025-48188
    osv.dev

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.