CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-25559

Double Free

Published: Sep 16, 2020 | Modified: Sep 21, 2020
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.8 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
LOW

gnuplot 5.5 is affected by double free when executing print_set_output. This may result in context-dependent arbitrary code execution.

Weakness

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Gnuplot Gnuplot_project 5.5.0 (including) 5.5.0 (including)
Gnuplot Ubuntu bionic *
Gnuplot Ubuntu groovy *
Gnuplot Ubuntu hirsute *
Gnuplot Ubuntu impish *
Gnuplot Ubuntu kinetic *
Gnuplot Ubuntu lunar *
Gnuplot Ubuntu mantic *
Gnuplot Ubuntu trusty *
Gnuplot Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References