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.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2020-35357)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3985 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3985-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     December 07, 2024                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : gsl     Version        : 2.6+dfsg-2+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2020-35357     Debian Bug     : 1052655

    Buffer overflow when calculating the quantile value has been fixed in     the GNU Scientific Library (GSL).

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     2.6+dfsg-2+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your gsl packages.

    For the detailed security status of gsl please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/gsl

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 ESM / 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6472-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that GNU Scientific Library incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an     automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED12 / SLED_SAP12 / SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4051-1 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2020-35357)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of gsl installed on the remote host is prior to 1.13-4.4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2023-1851 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2020-35357)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:3858-1 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2020-35357)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3576 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3576-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Markus Koschany     September 21, 2023                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : gsl     Version        : 2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2020-35357

    A buffer overflow can occur when calculating the quantile value using the     Statistics Library of GSL (GNU Scientific Library). 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.

    For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version     2.5+dfsg-6+deb10u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your gsl packages.

    For the detailed security status of gsl please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/gsl

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
    signature.asc     Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-353 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2020-35357)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of gsl installed on the remote host is prior to 1.15-13. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2255 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2020-35357)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:3527-1 advisory.

  - 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. (CVE-2020-35357)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
223565	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-35357	Nessus	Misc.	medium
212154	Debian dla-3985 : gsl-bin - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
185162	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 ESM / 23.04 : GNU Scientific Library vulnerability (USN-6472-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
183004	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : gsl (SUSE-SU-2023:4051-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
182714	Amazon Linux AMI : gsl (ALAS-2023-1851)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
182184	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : gsl (SUSE-SU-2023:3858-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
181775	Debian dla-3576 : gsl-bin - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
181723	Amazon Linux 2023 : gsl, gsl-devel (ALAS2023-2023-353)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
181710	Amazon Linux 2 : gsl (ALAS-2023-2255)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
180538	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : gsl (SUSE-SU-2023:3527-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium

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