VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-0978
Stack-based buffer overflow in the yyerror function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz 2.34.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a long line in a dot file.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 4.89%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the yyerror function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz 2.34.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a long line in a dot file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.89% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- graphviz/graphviz
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/28
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/38
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55666Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56244
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2843
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:024
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64674
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497274
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049165
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90085
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/7aaddf52cd98589fb0c3ab72a393f8411838438aExploit, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-06
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/28
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/38
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55666Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56244
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2843
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:024
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64674
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497274
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049165
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90085
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/7aaddf52cd98589fb0c3ab72a393f8411838438aExploit, Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-06
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.