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    CVE-2020-25412

    com_line() in command.c in gnuplot 5.4 leads to an out-of-bounds-write from strncpy() that may lead to arbitrary code execution.

    Published:Sep 16, 2020
    Last Modified:Aug 4, 2025
    EPS:Sep 16, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00685
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnuplot
    Product
    Gnuplot

    Exploits

    https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2303/https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2303/

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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