CVE-2018-19491
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
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.
Se ha descubierto un problema en post.trm en Gnuplot 5.2.5. Este problema permite a un atacante realizar un desbordamiento de búfer con una cantidad arbitraria de datos en la función PS_options. Este fallo se debe a la falta de una comprobación del tamaño de un argumento pasado a la función "set font". Esto ocurre cuando el terminal postscript de Gnuplot se utiliza como un backend.
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Timeline
- 2018-11-23 CVE Reserved
- 2018-11-23 CVE Published
- 2023-11-17 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
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CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00031.html | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00035.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2094 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/d5020716834582b20a5e12cdd49f39ee4f9dd949 | 2020-09-28 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00066.html | 2020-09-28 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4541-1 | 2020-09-28 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnuplot Search vendor "Gnuplot" | Gnuplot Search vendor "Gnuplot" for product "Gnuplot" | 5.2.5 Search vendor "Gnuplot" for product "Gnuplot" and version "5.2.5" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" | 15.0 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.0" | - |
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