DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25412

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-25412
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25412.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25412
Upstream
Published
2020-09-16T14:15:12Z
Modified
2025-09-25T23:24:45.788386Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

com_line() in command.c in gnuplot 5.4 leads to an out-of-bounds-write from strncpy() that may lead to arbitrary code execution.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / gnuplot

Package

Name
gnuplot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnuplot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.4.1+dfsg1-1
5.4.1+dfsg1-1+deb11u1
5.4.2+dfsg2-1
5.4.2+dfsg2-2
5.4.4+dfsg1-1
5.4.4+dfsg1-2

6.*

6.0.0+dfsg1-1
6.0.0+dfsg1-2
6.0.0+dfsg1-3
6.0.2+dfsg1-1
6.0.2+dfsg1-2
6.0.3+dfsg1-1~exp1
6.0.3+dfsg1-1~exp2
6.0.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / gnuplot

Package

Name
gnuplot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnuplot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.4.4+dfsg1-2

6.*

6.0.0+dfsg1-1
6.0.0+dfsg1-2
6.0.0+dfsg1-3
6.0.2+dfsg1-1
6.0.2+dfsg1-2
6.0.3+dfsg1-1~exp1
6.0.3+dfsg1-1~exp2
6.0.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / gnuplot

Package

Name
gnuplot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnuplot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0.0+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / gnuplot

Package

Name
gnuplot
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnuplot?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0.0+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}