| Name | CVE-2020-25412 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gnuplot (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.6.6-2+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 5.0.5+dfsg1-6+deb9u1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 5.2.6+dfsg1-1+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 5.4.1+dfsg1-1+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 5.4.4+dfsg1-2 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 6.0.0+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| sid | 6.0.0+dfsg1-3 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gnuplot | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2303/
No security impact, gnuplot can execute arbitrary commands and need to
come from a trusted source, see README.Debian.security (added in 5.2.6).