CVE-2018-19490

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnuplot:gnuplot:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:58

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00066.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00066.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00031.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00031.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00035.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00035.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2093/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2093/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/d5020716834582b20a5e12cdd49f39ee4f9dd949/ - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/d5020716834582b20a5e12cdd49f39ee4f9dd949/ - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/4541-1/ - () https://usn.ubuntu.com/4541-1/ -

Information

Published : 2018-11-23 17:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:58


NVD link : CVE-2018-19490

Mitre link : CVE-2018-19490

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-19490


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

gnuplot

  • gnuplot

opensuse

  • leap
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write