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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-1999-0409 json

Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.

published 1999-03-04 27 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-0409

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in gnuplot in Linux version 3.5 allows local users to obtain root access.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19254)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19254 S.u.S.E Linux 5.2 - 'gnuplot' Local Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation local, 1999-03-04

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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