Vulnerability · Published Dec 21, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-44917
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the gnuplot package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Divide by Zero vulnerability exists in gnuplot 5.4 in the boundary3d function in graph3d.c, which could cause a Arithmetic exception and application crash.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gnuplot | 5.4.2+dfsg2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44917 |
| Debian:13 | gnuplot | 5.4.2+dfsg2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44917 |
| Debian:14 | gnuplot | 5.4.2+dfsg2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44917 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2358/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2474/ x_refsource_MISC