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    CVE-2002-2259

    Buffer overflow in the French documentation patch for Gnuplot 3.7 in SuSE Linux before 8.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root via unknown attack vectors.

    Published:Dec 31, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Oct 18, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.00058
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnuplot
    Product
    Gnuplot
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Suse Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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