Divide By Zero Affecting gnuplot package, versions <5.4.2+dfsg2-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GNUPLOT-2323092
  • published22 Dec 2021
  • disclosed21 Dec 2021

Introduced: 21 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-44917  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable gnuplot to version 5.4.2+dfsg2-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnuplot package and not the gnuplot package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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