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title: "CVE-2008-4555\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4555?format=md
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# CVE-2008-4555

Publication date 14 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the push\_subg function in parser.y
(lib/graph/parser.c) in Graphviz 2.20.2, and possibly earlier versions,
allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory
corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a DOT file with a large number of
Agraph\_t elements.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4555?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| graphviz | 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [kees](https://launchpad.net/~kees)

http://roeehay.blogspot.com/2008/10/graphviz-buffer-overflow-code-execution.html

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4555)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4555)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-4555)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4555)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4555>