CVE-2018-19490 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in Gnuplot 5.2.5, specifically within the df_generate_ascii_array_entry function in datafile.c. This flaw affects various distributions including Debian and openSUSE. It carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating significant potential impact, as it allows an attacker to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise by providing an overlong string as a range argument to the plot function. While the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), its high impact makes it noteworthy. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnuplot:gnuplot:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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