What is CVE-2020-25969?

CVE-2020-25969 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnuplot, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-25969?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Gnuplot

CVE-2020-25969

gnuplot v5.5 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the function plotrequest().

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gnuplot — versions 5.5.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25969?: CVE-2020-25969 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnuplot, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-25969?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.