CVE-2017-9670

gnuplot: Uninitialized stack variable in load_tic_series()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 15, 2017

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-456 · Missing Initialization of a Variable