Is CVE-2017-9670 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-9670 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-9670?

CVE-2017-9670 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-9670?

CVE-2017-9670 has an EPSS score of 0.87% (54th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9670?

Upgrade gnuplot on debian 11 to 5.0.5+dfsg1-7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-9670

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An uninitialized stack variable vulnerability in load_tic_series() in set.c in gnuplot 5.2.rc1 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault and Memory Corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

CWE-824

How to fix

Remediation Available

gnuplotDebian

Fixed in:5.0.5+dfsg1-7CVE-2017-9670

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

sourceforge.net

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-824 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-9948	Medium	6.5	64%	-	-
CVE-2018-11803	High	7.5	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-21971	High	7.8	54%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2010-1818	High	9.3	43%	-	-
CVE-2015-1770	High	8.8	35%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-12561	Critical	9.8	31%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.