REDHAT-BUG-1049165: Buffer Overflow
First published: Tue Jan 07 2014(Updated: )
Graphviz, a collection of tools for the manipulation and layout of graphs, was recently reported to be affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability. The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "yyerror()" function (lib/cgraph/scan.l) and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted file. References: <a href="https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497274">https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497274</a> Commit: <a href="https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/7aaddf52cd98589fb0c3ab72a393f8411838438a">https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/7aaddf52cd98589fb0c3ab72a393f8411838438a</a>
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Graphviz |
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Reference Links
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497274
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/7aaddf52cd98589fb0c3ab72a393f8411838438a
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1049167
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1049168
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/28
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55666/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1235
- https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/d266bb2b4154d11c27252b56d86963aef4434750
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049165
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