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.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-19491
vulnerability.
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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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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.
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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]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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0.10 }} 0.02%
score
0.40931
percentile