Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844616
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4541-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnuplot' package(s) announced via the USN-4541-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnuplot' package(s) announced via the USN-4541-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Tim Blazytko, Cornelius Aschermann, Sergej Schumilo and Nils Bars discovered that Gnuplot did not properly validate string sizes in the df_generate_ascii_array_entry function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service attack or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2018-19490) Tim Blazytko, Cornelius Aschermann, Sergej Schumilo and Nils Bars discovered that Gnuplot did not properly validate string sizes in the PS_options function when the Gnuplot postscript terminal is used as a backend. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service attack or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2018-19491) Tim Blazytko, Cornelius Aschermann, Sergej Schumilo and Nils Bars discovered that Gnuplot did not properly validate string sizes in the cairotrm_options function when the Gnuplot postscript terminal is used as a backend. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service attack or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2018-19492) Affected Software/OS: 'gnuplot' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-19490 https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2093/ https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/ci/d5020716834582b20a5e12cdd49f39ee4f9dd949/ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00031.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00035.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1216 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00066.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/4541-1/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-19491 https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2094/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-19492 https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2089/
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