Bug 2034740 (CVE-2021-44917)

Summary: CVE-2021-44917 gnuplot: Divide by Zero in the boundary3d function in graph3d.c
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
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A flaw was found in gnuplot. A possible divide by zero flaw could allow an attacker to input a specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution.
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Bug Depends On: 2034741, 2034788    
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2021-12-21 21:40:19 UTC
A Divide by Zero vulnerability exists in gnuplot 5.4 in the boundary3d function in graph3d.c, which could cause a Arithmetic exception and application crash.

https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/bugs/2474/

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2021-12-21 21:40:32 UTC
Created gnuplot tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2034741]