USN-5264-1: Graphviz vulnerabilities
Publication date
3 February 2022
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in graphviz.
Releases
Packages
- graphviz - rich set of graph drawing tools
Details
It was discovered that graphviz contains null pointer dereference
vulnerabilities. Exploitation via a specially crafted input file
can cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-10196, CVE-2019-11023)
It was discovered that graphviz contains a buffer overflow
vulnerability. Exploitation via a specially crafted input file can cause
a denial of service or possibly allow for arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2020-18032)
It was discovered that graphviz contains null pointer dereference
vulnerabilities. Exploitation via a specially crafted input file
can cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-10196, CVE-2019-11023)
It was discovered that graphviz contains a buffer overflow
vulnerability. Exploitation via a specially crafted input file can cause
a denial of service or possibly allow for arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2020-18032)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | graphviz – 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm1 | ||
| libcdt5 – 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm1 | |||
| libcgraph6 – 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm1 | |||
| libgvc6 – 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm1 | |||
| libgvc6-plugins-gtk – 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm1 | |||
| libgvpr2 – 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm1 | |||
| libpathplan4 – 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm1 | |||
| libxdot4 – 2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm1 | |||
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