CVE-2018-19491

NONE EPSS 72.0%
Published Nov 23, 20187y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
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Published Nov 23, 2018 7y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue was discovered in post.trm in Gnuplot 5.2.5. This issue allows an attacker to conduct a buffer overflow with an arbitrary amount of data in the PS_options function. This flaw is caused by a missing size check of an argument passed to the "set font" function. This issue occurs when the Gnuplot postscript terminal is used as a backend.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
72.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Memory Safety

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
gnuplotgnuplot5.2.5any
debiandebian_linux8.0any
opensuseleap15.0any

References 6

  • lists.opensuse.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00066.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00031.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00035.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2094/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/d5020716834582b20a5e12cdd49f39ee4f9dd949/
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • usn.ubuntu.com https://usn.ubuntu.com/4541-1/

Remediation

  • sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/d5020716834582b20a5e12cdd49f39ee4f9dd949/
    PatchThird Party Advisory