CVE-2020-35357
Public on 2023-08-22
Modified on 2024-02-12
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.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | gsl | 2023-09-27 | ALAS-2023-1851 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | gsl | 2023-09-13 | ALAS2-2023-2255 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | gsl | 2023-09-14 | ALAS2023-2023-353 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |