Title: SuSE GNUPlot French Documentation Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
GNUPlot is an interactive function plotting program. It is used to plot data and functions in a graphical format.
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported for GNUPlot shipped with SuSE Linux. Reportedly, the vulnerability exists in the French documentation and may allow an attacker to gain control over the execution of the gnuplot process.
This vulnerability is exacerbated by the fact that gnuplot is typically installed setuid root on some SuSE distributions.
Precise technical details about the nature of the vulnerability are currently unknown. This BID will be updated as more information becomes available.
Affected Products:
- gnuplot gnuplot 3.7.0
References:
- gnuplot: gnuplot Home Page
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