CVE-2014-0978

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0978
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-10 17:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS: 0.065420000 probability, percentile 0.911680000 (date 2026-05-01)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Graphviz Graphviz 2.34.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA55666 - Graphviz Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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}) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2843-1 graphviz af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Security Advisory SA56244 - Debian update for graphviz - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:024 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
oss-sec: CVE Request: graphviz: stack-based buffer overflow in yyerror() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
oss-sec: Re: CVE Request: graphviz: stack-based buffer overflow in yyerror() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Bug 1049165 – CVE-2014-0978 graphviz: stack-based buffer overflow in yyerror() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Fix buffer overflow problem when reporting a syntax error with a very… · ellson/MOTHBALLED-graphviz@7aaddf5 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
Graphviz: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-06) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Graphviz 'yyerror()' Function Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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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