CVE-2018-19490
Published: 23 November 2018
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.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
gnuplot Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
xenial |
Released
(4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1)
|
| bionic |
Needed
|
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| focal |
Needed
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| jammy |
Needed
|
|
| impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| lunar |
Needed
|
|
| mantic |
Needed
|
|
|
gnuplot5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |