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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-31176
CVE-2025-31176:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A flaw was found in gnuplot version 6.1. The plot3d_points() function may lead to a segmentation fault and cause a system crash. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on March 27, 2025 (NVD, Red Hat).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM). The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with no impact on confidentiality (C:N) or integrity (I:N), but high impact on availability (A:H) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability can cause a system crash through a segmentation fault in the plot3d_points() function, potentially leading to a denial of service condition. This may also result in local code execution (Red Hat Bugzilla).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires local access to exploit. No known exploits have been reported in the wild at the time of assessment (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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