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(CVE-2020-25969)\n\nIt was discovered that Gnuplot's boundary3d() function could be\nmade to divide by zero. An attacker could possibly use this issue\nto cause Gnuplot to crash, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2021-44917)","status":"published","published":"2025-06-23T12:12:04Z","modified":"2026-06-25T13:32:30.390896706Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:19.988474Z"}]}}