CVE-2020-25969

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2020-25969
gnuplot v5.5 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the function plotrequest().

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2311/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2311/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnuplot:gnuplot:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

14 Aug 2025, 13:29

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnuplot_project:gnuplot:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:gnuplot:gnuplot:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Gnuplot gnuplot
Gnuplot

21 Nov 2024, 05:19

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References () https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2311/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2311/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

11 Jul 2023, 17:54

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnuplot_project:gnuplot:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MISC) https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2311/ - (MISC) https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2311/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8
CWE CWE-120

05 Jul 2023, 17:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-07-05 17:15

Updated : 2025-08-14 13:29

NVD link : CVE-2020-25969

Mitre link : CVE-2020-25969

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-25969

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Products Affected

gnuplot

  • gnuplot
CWE
CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')