5.5

CVE-2021-44917: gnuplot Divide By Zero

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-44917DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44917openSUSE-SU-2024:11723-1
Published 21-12-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-44917 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Divide By Zero vulnerability in gnuplot. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.75%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 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. 21-12-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Divide by Zero vulnerability exists in gnuplot 5.4 in the boundary3d function in graph3d.c, which could cause a Arithmetic exception and application crash.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

54%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 0.70% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.75%

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

Debian1 product
  • gnuplot< 5.4.2+dfsg2-2
Gnuplot1 product
Opensuse1 product
  • gnuplot&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 5.4.3-1.1
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 · 4 products

References

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