UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25969

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25969
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25969.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25969
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2023-07-05T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:21Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / gnuplot

Package

Name
gnuplot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnuplot@4.6.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.6.3-2
4.6.4-1
4.6.4-2
4.6.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-qt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-x11"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / gnuplot

Package

Name
gnuplot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnuplot@4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.6.6-2
4.6.6-3
4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1
4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-qt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-tex"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-x11"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / gnuplot

Package

Name
gnuplot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnuplot@5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.0.7+dfsg1-1
5.2.2+dfsg1-2
5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-qt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-x11"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / gnuplot

Package

Name
gnuplot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnuplot@5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.2.6+dfsg1-2
5.2.7+dfsg1-6
5.2.8+dfsg1-1
5.2.8+dfsg1-2
5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-qt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "gnuplot-x11"
        }
    ]
}