VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-11023
The agroot() function in cgraph\obj.c in libcgraph.a in Graphviz 2.39.20160612.1140 has a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by graphml2gv.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 5.04%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The agroot() function in cgraph\obj.c in libcgraph.a in Graphviz 2.39.20160612.1140 has a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by graphml2gv.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.04% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- graphviz/graphviz
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00065.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00065.html
- https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/issues/1517Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CLEAHLDJVMAEGA3YMC7KPKJ7ZPXNMJID/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI3D5TQE3IMCSF5OUTXQL4GVKFCIY5JG/
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-in-function-agroot/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00065.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00065.html
- https://gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/issues/1517Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CLEAHLDJVMAEGA3YMC7KPKJ7ZPXNMJID/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FI3D5TQE3IMCSF5OUTXQL4GVKFCIY5JG/
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-in-function-agroot/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.