CVE-2014-0978

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0978
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-10 17:55:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-29 01:34:00 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the yyerror function in lib/cgraph/scan.l in Graphviz 2.34.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a long line in a dot file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Graphviz Graphviz 2.34.0 All All All
Application Graphviz Graphviz 2.34.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA56244 - Debian update for graphviz - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Graphviz 'yyerror()' Function Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:024 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
Graphviz: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-06) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Fix buffer overflow problem when reporting a syntax error with a very… · ellson/MOTHBALLED-graphviz@7aaddf5 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Exploit, Patch
497274 – (CVE-2014-0978, CVE-2014-1235, CVE-2014-1236) <media-gfx/graphviz-2.36.0: "yyerror()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2014-{0978,1235,1236}) MISC bugs.gentoo.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-sec: CVE Request: graphviz: stack-based buffer overflow in yyerror() MLIST seclists.org
oss-sec: Re: CVE Request: graphviz: stack-based buffer overflow in yyerror() MLIST seclists.org
Bug 1049165 – CVE-2014-0978 graphviz: stack-based buffer overflow in yyerror() CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA55666 - Graphviz Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2843-1 graphviz DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710334 Gentoo Linux Graphviz Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-06)
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