CVE-2018-19490

High

Description

An issue was discovered in datafile.c in Gnuplot 5.2.5. This issue allows an attacker to conduct a heap-based buffer overflow with an arbitrary amount of data in df_generate_ascii_array_entry. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must pass an overlong string as the right bound of the range argument that is passed to the plot function.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnuplot
PublishedNov 23, 2018
First seenNov 23, 2018

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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnuplot gnuplot5.2.5—
debian debian_linux8.0—
opensuse leap15.0—

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CVE-2018-19490 · Gnuplot · Dark Radar