Vulnerability · Published Jul 5, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-25969
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the gnuplot package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
gnuplot v5.5 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the function plotrequest().
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gnuplot | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25969 |
| Debian:13 | gnuplot | 6.0.0+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25969 |
| Debian:14 | gnuplot | 6.0.0+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25969 |