CVE-2020-25412

CRITICAL

gnuplot 5.4 - Out-of-bounds Write via strncpy in com_line

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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 (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2303/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0253
EPSS Percentile 83.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
gnuplot/gnuplot 5.4.0
Published Sep 16, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026