VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9157
Format string vulnerability in the yyerror function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors, which are not properly handled in an error string.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.57%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the yyerror function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors, which are not properly handled in an error string.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.57% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · graphviz/graphviz
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0520.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/784Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/872Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60166Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3098Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:248Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:187Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71283Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98949Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/99eda421f7ddc27b14e4ac1d2126e5fe41719081Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0520.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/784Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/872Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60166Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3098Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:248Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:187Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71283Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98949Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/99eda421f7ddc27b14e4ac1d2126e5fe41719081Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.