CVE-2017-9670
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 5.0.5+dfsg1-7 |
| sid | Fixed | 5.0.5+dfsg1-7 |
| forky | Fixed | 5.0.5+dfsg1-7 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 5.0.5+dfsg1-7 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 5.0.5+dfsg1-7 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnuplot | gnuplot | 5.2 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-824
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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