7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-19491
Gnuplot Postscript Terminal Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 23, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 28, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-19491 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse leap
1 Gnuplot gnuplot
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-19491.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00066.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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/msg00035.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2094/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/d5020716834582b20a5e12cdd49f39ee4f9dd949/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4541-1/

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-19491 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4541-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00066.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00066.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00035.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00035.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00031.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00031.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00066.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00035.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00035.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2094/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2094/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00031.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00031.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/d5020716834582b20a5e12cdd49f39ee4f9dd949/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/d5020716834582b20a5e12cdd49f39ee4f9dd949/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnuplot:gnuplot:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00035.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.02%

score

0.40931

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