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CVE-2021-44917 (GCVE-0-2021-44917)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-21 19:57 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:32
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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