High severity · published Jun 15, 2017
CVE-2017-9670
An uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in load_tic_series() in set.c in gnuplot 5.2.rc1 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory…
7.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in load_tic_series() in set.c in gnuplot 5.2.rc1 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GN
Gnuplot · Gnuplot
5.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9670
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9670
Patch
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/1933/
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