Division by zero in Gnuplot - CVE-2021-44917
Published: August 23, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79882
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44917
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnuplot
Affected software:
Gnuplot
Gnuplot
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error within the boundary3d() function in graph3d.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-44917
Install updates from vendor's website.