UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9670

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9670
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9670.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9670
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:44:01Z
Published
2017-06-15T13:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:37:29Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

An uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in load_tic_series() in set.c in gnuplot 5.2.rc1 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / gnuplot

Package

Name
gnuplot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnuplot@5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1

Affected versions

5.*
5.0.7+dfsg1-1
5.2.2+dfsg1-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gnuplot",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-data",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-doc",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-nox",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-nox-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-qt",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-qt-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-x11",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-x11-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9670.json"