UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25412

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25412
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25412.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25412
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2020-09-16T14:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:46:03Z
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
  • Ubuntu - low
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

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / gnuplot

Package

Name
gnuplot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnuplot@5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

5.*

5.2.6+dfsg1-2
5.2.7+dfsg1-6
5.2.8+dfsg1-1
5.2.8+dfsg1-2
5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1