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CVE-2014-1235

Published: 8 January 2014

Stack-based buffer overflow in the "yyerror" function in Graphviz 2.34.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0978.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
introduced by patch for CVE-2014-0978

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
graphviz
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid
Released (2.20.2-8ubuntu3.1)
precise
Released (2.26.3-10ubuntu1.1)
quantal
Released (2.26.3-12ubuntu1.1)
raring
Released (2.26.3-14ubuntu1.1)
saucy
Released (2.26.3-15ubuntu4.1)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ellson/graphviz/commit/d266bb2b4154d11c27252b56d86963aef4434750

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H