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01 Record

CVE-2020-25559

gnuplot 5.5 is affected by double free when executing print_set_output. This may result in context-dependent arbitrary code execution.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

gnuplot 5.5 is affected by double free when executing print_set_output. This may result in context-dependent arbitrary code execution.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 75.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-09-16 12:38Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 15:33Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-09-14
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
7ec00cb917af456a5351c1e3983e8210e1556e21afa5270d5b96624880d455f7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
gnuplotgnuplotNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • gnuplot
    No fix yet

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • gnuplot
    Fixed in 6.0.0+dfsg1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • gnuplot
    Fixed in 6.0.0+dfsg1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • gnuplot
    Fixed in 4.6.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • gnuplot
    Fixed in 4.6.6-3ubuntu0.1+esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • gnuplot
    Fixed in 5.2.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1+esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • gnuplot
    Fixed in 5.2.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.