CVE-2017-9670
Published: 15 June 2017
An uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in load_tic_series() in set.c in gnuplot 5.2.rc1 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
Priority
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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gnuplot Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(5.0.5+dfsg1-7)
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
(5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1)
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(incr_token is only used when initialized)
|
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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
(incr_token is only used when initialized)
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Patches: Upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/_discuss/thread/44ec637c/af0f/attachment/uninitialized_variables_%28Bug1933%29.patch |
Notes
Author | Note |
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tyhicks | This CVE is specifically for the incr_token variable in load_tic_series() |