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TI-2017-07064 Aliases CVE-2017-9670GHSA-5w62-j643-gj5x

An uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in load_tic_series() in set.c in gnuplot…

Priority LOW 36CWE-824Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-824 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0087 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnuplot:gnuplot:5.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2 rc1VulnerableGnuplot
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnuplot:gnuplot:5.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Gnuplot

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9670
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w62-j643-gj5x

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-15885 gnuplot v5.5 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the function plotrequest(). CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-15549 com_line() in command.c in gnuplot 5.4 leads to an out-of-bounds-write from strncpy()… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-13799 An issue was discovered in cairo.trm in Gnuplot 5.2.5. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-13798 An issue was discovered in post.trm in Gnuplot 5.2.5. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-13797 An issue was discovered in datafile.c in Gnuplot 5.2.5. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-15593 gnuplot 5.5 is affected by double free when executing print_set_output. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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