CVE-2025-31179

March 27, 2025, 4:45 p.m.

6.2
Medium

Description

A flaw was found in gnuplot. The xstrftime() function may lead to a segmentation fault, causing a system crash.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Gnuplot
  • Gnuplot
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a gnuplot gnuplot / / / / / / / /

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-31179
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2355340

Tags

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-476
2025-03-27
CVE-2025-31179

CVSS Score

6.2 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: March 27, 2025, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified: March 27, 2025, 4:45 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secalert@redhat.com

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