Upstream information

CVE-2018-19491 at MITRE

Description

An issue was discovered in post.trm in Gnuplot 5.2.5. This issue allows an attacker to conduct a buffer overflow with an arbitrary amount of data in the PS_options function. This flaw is caused by a missing size check of an argument passed to the "set font" function. This issue occurs when the Gnuplot postscript terminal is used as a backend.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.8
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7.8 4.4
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction Required Required
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High None
Integrity Impact High Low
Availability Impact High Low
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1117464 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • gnuplot >= 5.2.2-3.3.29
  • gnuplot-doc >= 5.2.2-3.3.29
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 GA gnuplot-5.2.2-3.3.29
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • gnuplot >= 5.2.2-3.3.29
  • gnuplot-doc >= 5.2.2-3.3.29
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 GA gnuplot-5.2.2-3.6.1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • gnuplot >= 5.2.2-3.3.29
  • gnuplot-doc >= 5.2.2-3.3.29
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 GA gnuplot-5.2.2-3.3.29
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • gnuplot >= 5.4.3-150400.1.6
  • gnuplot-doc >= 5.4.3-150400.1.9
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 GA gnuplot-5.4.3-150400.1.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • gnuplot >= 5.2.2-3.3.29
  • gnuplot-doc >= 5.2.2-3.3.29
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2019-904
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • gnuplot >= 4.6.5-3.3.74
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2020-1660
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • gnuplot >= 4.6.5-3.3.74
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-1660
openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • gnuplot >= 5.2.2-lp150.3.3.1
  • gnuplot-doc >= 5.2.2-lp150.3.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2019-1216


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 gnuplot Released
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 gnuplot Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 gnuplot Affected
SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3 gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 gnuplot Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 gnuplot Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 gnuplot Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 gnuplot Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 gnuplot Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 gnuplot Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 gnuplot Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 gnuplot Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 gnuplot Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 gnuplot Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 gnuplot Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 gnuplot Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 gnuplot Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 gnuplot Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 gnuplot Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 gnuplot Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 gnuplot Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 gnuplot Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 gnuplot Affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Nov 23 22:42:07 2018
CVE page last modified: Thu Feb 1 01:31:44 2024