9.8

CVE-2020-25969: gnuplot Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2023:3091-1UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25969DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25969
Published 05-07-2023Last modified 25-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-25969 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gnuplot. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.02%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-7589-1

Timeline

  1. 05-07-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.02% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.02%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sourceforge.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse2 products
  • gnuplot&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 4.6.5-3.6.1
  • gnuplot&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5< 4.6.5-3.6.1
Debian1 product
  • gnuplotAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.0.0+dfsg1-1
Gnuplot1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • gnuplot< 4.6.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1+esm1 | < 5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

4 vendors · 5 products

References

9 links