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.
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1595-1 gnuplot5 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1597-1 gnuplot security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-11179 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4541-1 Gnuplot vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7589-1 Gnuplot vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:37:11.482Z

Reserved: 2018-11-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-19490

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-11-23T17:29:00.267

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:58:00.697

Link: CVE-2018-19490

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Publid Date: 2018-11-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-19490 - Bugzilla

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