Gnu · Gnuplot · CVE-2018-19490
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Gnuplot version 5.2.5
**Description**
An issue in datafile.c allows an attacker to conduct a heap-based buffer overflow with an arbitrary amount of data in `df generate ascii array entry()`. This can be exploited by passing an overlong string as the right bound of the range argument to the `plot()` function.
**Recommendations**
For Gnuplot version 5.2.5, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting the input to the `plot()` function to prevent overlong strings from being passed as the right bound of the range argument.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.